Rhodothermus marinus

Rhodothermus marinus is a species of bacteria. It is obligately aerobic, moderately halophilic, thermophilic, Gram-negative and rod-shaped, about 0.5 μm in diameter and 2-2.5 μm long.[1]

Rhodothermus marinus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Bacteria
Phylum:
Bacteroidetes/chlorobi group
Class:
Bacteroidetes
Order:
Bacteroidetes Order II. Incertae sedis
Family:
Rhodothermaceae
Genus:
Rhodothermus
Species:
R. marinus
Binomial name
Rhodothermus marinus
Alfredsson et al. 1995

References
  1. Alfredsson, G. A.; Kristjansson, J. K.; Hjorleifsdottir, S.; Stetter, K. O. (1988). "Rhodothermus marinus, gen. nov., sp. nov., a Thermophilic, Halophilic Bacterium from Submarine Hot Springs in Iceland". Microbiology. 134 (2): 299–306. doi:10.1099/00221287-134-2-299. ISSN 1350-0872.

Further reading
  • Bjornsdottir SH, Blondal T, Hreggvidsson GO, et al. (February 2006). "Rhodothermus marinus: physiology and molecular biology". Extremophiles : Life Under Extreme Conditions. 10 (1): 1–16. doi:10.1007/s00792-005-0466-z. PMID 16075163. S2CID 19954262.
  • Nordberg Karlsson, Eva; Abou-Hachem, Maher; Holst, Olle; Danson, Michael; Hough, David (2002). "Rhodothermus marinus : a thermophilic bacterium producing dimeric and hexameric citrate synthase isoenzymes". Extremophiles. 6 (1): 51–56. doi:10.1007/s007920100226. ISSN 1431-0651. PMID 11878562. S2CID 20575327.
  • Lutnaes, Bjart Frode; Strand, Åse; Pétursdóttir, Sólveig K.; Liaaen-Jensen, Synnøve (2004). "Carotenoids of thermophilic bacteria—Rhodothermus marinus from submarine Icelandic hot springs". Biochemical Systematics and Ecology. 32 (5): 455–468. doi:10.1016/j.bse.2003.09.005. ISSN 0305-1978.


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