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Thermotogae

{{Taxobox | color = lightgrey | name = Thermotogae | regnum = Bacteria | phylum = Thermotogae | classis = Thermotogae (class) | ordo = Thermotogales | familia = Thermotogaceae | subdivision_ranks = Species | subdivision = Thermotoga elfii
Thermotoga hypogea
Thermotoga lettingae
Thermotoga maritima
Thermotoga naphthophila
Thermotoga neapolitana
Thermotoga petrophila
Thermotoga subterranea
Thermotoga thermarum }}

Thermotoga are thermophileor hyperthermophilebacteriawhose cell is wrapped in an outer "toga" membrane. They metabolize carbohydrates. Species have varying amounts of salt and oxygen tolerance.

T. subterranea strain SL1 was found in a 70°C deep continental oilreservoir in the East Paris Basin, France. It is anaerobicand reduces cystineand thiosulfateto hydrogen sulfide.


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