Fervidicoccus Perevalova et al., 2010
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Abstract
Fervidicoccus fontis is a species of anaerobic organotroph archaeum belonging to the kingdom Thermoproteota. It is thermophilic and slightly acidophilic, being found at the Uzon Caldera at temperatures between 75 °C and 80 °C. Cells are single cocci of 1–3 μm in diameter with no archaella. Perevalova, A.A. et al. (2010) Fervidicoccus fontis gen. nov., sp. nov., an anaerobic, thermophilic crenarchaeote from terrestrial hot springs, and proposal of Fervidicoccaceae fam. nov. and Fervidicoccales ord. nov. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, 60(9): 2088-2088.