Microbe Identification
Microbe namePyrobaculum calidifontis
NCBI Taxonomy ID181486
Microbe Taxonomy
SuperkingdomArchaea
KingdomNot Available
PhylumCrenarchaeota
ClassThermoprotei
OrderThermoproteales
FamilyThermoproteaceae
GenusPyrobaculum
Species calidifontis
StrainNot Available
Microbe Properties
Gram staining propertiesPositive
ShapeBacilli
MobilityNo
Flagellar presenceNo
Number of membranes1
Oxygen preferenceFacultative anaerobe
Optimal temperature90
Temperature rangeHyperthermophilic
HabitatSpecialized
Biotic relationshipFree living
Cell arrangementNot Available
SporulationNonsporulating
MetabolismNot Available
Energy sourceHeterotroph
Host and Biospecimens
HostBody siteBiospecimenDetailsData SourceReference
HumanGutFecesExpected but not quantified