Deinococcus–Thermus
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Deinococcus–Thermus is a phylum of extremophile bacteria that are highly resistant to environmental hazards.[1]
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| Unrecognized taxon (fix): | Deinococci |
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These bacteria have thick cell walls that give them gram-positive stains, and they have a second membrane. They are closer in structure to that of gram-negative bacteria.[2][3][4]Cavalier-Smith calls this clade Hadobacteria[5] (from Hades, the Greek underworld).
References
- ↑ Identification of signature proteins that are distinctive of the Deinococcus–Thermus phylum. Int. Microbiol. 10 (3) (2007). p. 201–8.
- ↑ Origin of diderm (Gram-negative) bacteria: antibiotic selection pressure rather than endosymbiosis likely led to the evolution of bacterial cells with two membranes. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 100 (2) (2011). p. 171–182. doi:10.1007/s10482-011-9616-8.
- ↑ Comparative proteome analysis of Acidaminococcus intestini supports a relationship between outer membrane biogenesis in Negativicutes and Proteobacteria. Arch Microbiol 196 (4) (2014). p. 307–310. doi:10.1007/s00203-014-0964-4.
- ↑ A phylum level perspective on bacterial cell envelope architecture. Trends Microbiol 18 (10) (2010). p. 464–470. doi:10.1016/j.tim.2010.06.005.
- ↑ Cavalier-Smith T. Rooting the tree of life by transition analyses. Biol. Direct 1 (2006). p. 19. doi:10.1186/1745-6150-1-19.