- A
hyperthermophile is an
organism that
thrives in
extremely hot environments—from 60 °C (140 °F) upwards. An
optimal temperature for the
existence of hyperthermophiles...
-
single described species,
Methanopyrus kandleri. It is a rod-shaped
hyperthermophile,
discovered on the wall of a
black smoker from the Gulf of California...
- 50–64 °C (122–147 °F)
Extreme thermophiles 65–79 °C (149–174 °F)
Hyperthermophiles 80 °C (176 °F) and beyond, but not
below 50 °C (122 °F) In a related...
- high
temperatures that kill most organisms. P.
fumarii is
known as a
hyperthermophile obligately chemolithoautotroph. In the
simplest terms, this archaea...
- anaerobic, extremophilic,
model species of archaea. It is
classified as a
hyperthermophile because it
thrives best
under extremely high temperatures, and is notable...
-
Thermophiles prefer temperatures from 50 to 70 °C (122 to 158 °F),
while hyperthermophiles grow
better at
temperatures as high as 80 to 110 °C (176 to 230 °F)...
-
Halophiles (organisms that
thrive in
highly salty environments) and
hyperthermophiles (organisms that
thrive in
extremely hot environments) are examples...
- Di Giulio, M. (2003) The
universal ancestor was a
thermophile or a
hyperthermophile:
Tests and
further evidence. J
Theor Biol 221: 425-436. Griffiths,...
-
recent common ancestor (MRCA) of
bacteria and
archaea was
probably a
hyperthermophile that
lived about 2.5 billion–3.2 billion
years ago. The
earliest life...
-
Pyrodictium abyssi is a
species of
heterotrophic marine archaeal hyperthermophile that can grow at 110 °C (230 °F). Its type
strain is AV2 (DSM 6158)....
