Acidothermaceae†,‡
Actinobacteria
Actinobacteria
Acidothermales
Acidothermaceae
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Rainey, Ward-Rainey and Stackebrandt 1997VP
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Published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc., in association with Bergey's Manual Trust.
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Update based on the original article by Normand, P., Berry, A. and Benson, D. R. in Bergey's Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria, published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc., in association with Bergey's Manual Trust. ©2015, Bergey's Manual Trust.
Abstract
A.ci.do.ther.ma.ce'ae. N.L. masc. n. Acidothermus type genus of the family; suff. -aceae ending to denote a family; N.L. fem. pl. n. Acidothermaceae the Acidothermus family.
Actinobacteria / Actinobacteria / Acidothermales / Acidothermaceae
A one-genus family, alone in the order Acidothermales, containing thermophilic, acidophilic, and cellulolytic bacteria that inhabit hot springs.
DNA G + C content (mol%): 66.9 (determined by complete genome sequencing).
