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Pyrolobus fumarii, gen. and sp. nov., represents a novel group of archaea, extending the upper temperature limit for life to 113°C

E. Blöchl, R. Rachel, S. Burggraf, D. Hafenbradl, H. Jannasch, K. Stetter

1997.2.1EXTREMOPHILES

DOI: 10.1007/s007920050010

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A novel, irregular, coccoid-shaped archaeum was isolated from a hydrothermally heated black smoker wall at the TAG site at the Mid Atlantic Ridge and described here a new genus, which is named Pyrolobus (the "fire lobe").

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BLÖCHL, E., et al. Pyrolobus fumarii, gen. and sp. nov., represents a novel group of archaea, extending the upper temperature limit for life to 113°c. EXTREMOPHILES, 1997, 1: 14–21.