Thermosipho

Thermosipho is a genus of Gram-negative staining, anaerobic, and mostly thermophilic and hyperthermophilic bacteria in the family Thermotogaceae.

Phylogeny

The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) and National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).

Species incertae sedis:

• Thermosipho ferriphilus <small>Kendall et al. 2002</small>

See also

• List of bacteria genera
• List of bacterial orders

References

• Huber, R., Woese, C.R., Langworthy, T.A., Fricke, H., and Stetter, K.O. "Thermosipho africanus gen. nov., represents a new genus of thermophilic eubacteria within the 'thermotogales'." Syst. Appl. Microbiol. (1989) 12:32-37
• Ravot, G., Ollivier, B., Patel, B.K.C., Magot, M., and Garcia, J.L. "Emended description of Thermosipho africanus as a carbohydrate-fermenting species using thiosulfate as an electron acceptor." Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. (1996) 46:321-323