Archaeoglobus profundus Burggraf et al., 1990
- Dataset
- English Wikipedia - Species Pages
- Rank
- SPECIES
Classification
- phylum
- Euryarchaeota
- class
- Archaeoglobi
- order
- Archaeoglobales
- family
- Archaeoglobaceae
- genus
- Archaeoglobus
- species
- Archaeoglobus profundus
Abstract
Archaeoglobus profundus is a sulphate-reducing archaea. Archaeoglobus can be found in high-temperature oil fields where it may contribute to oil field souring. A. profundus grows lithotrophically, and while it needs acetate and CO2 for biosynthesis it is heterotrophic.