Picrophilaceae

Picrophilaceae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Archaea
Kingdom: Methanobacteriati
Phylum: Thermoplasmatota
Class: Thermoplasmata
Order: Thermoplasmatales
Family: Picrophilaceae
Schleper et al., 1996
Genus

Picrophilaceae is a family of microbes within the order Thermoplasmatales.[1]

Morphology and ecology

The cells are round in shape, thermophilic, heterotrophic, and obligately aerobic. This species is hyperacidophilic, with an optimal pH of 0.7. Its optimal temperature is 60 °C. It has been isolated from fumaroles, acidic sediments, dry solfataric fields, and hot springs in Hokkaidō, Japan.[2]

Phylogeny

The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN)[3] and National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).[1]

16S rRNA based LTP_07_2026[4][5][6] 53 marker proteins based GTDB 11-RS232[7][8][9]
Thermoplasmatales
Thermoplasmataceae
Cuniculiplasmataceae

Oxyplasma

Cuniculiplasma

See also

References

  1. 1 2 C.L. Schoch. "Picrophilaceae". National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) taxonomy database. Retrieved 2026-08-01.
  2. ↑ Anna-Louise Reysenbach; Kristen Brileya (2014-10-19). "The Family Picrophilaceae". In Eugene Rosenberg; Edward F. DeLong; Stephen Lory; Erko Stackebrandt; Fabiano Thompson (eds.). The Prokaryotes. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. pp. 319–321. doi:10.1007/978-3-642-38954-2_326. ISBN 978-3-642-38954-2.
  3. ↑ Picrophilaceae in LPSN; Freese, H. M.; Meier-Kolthoff, J. P.; Sardà Carbasse, J.; Afolayan, A. O.; Göker, M. (29 October 2025). "TYGS and LPSN in 2025: a Global Core Biodata Resource for genome-based classification and nomenclature of prokaryotes within DSMZ Digital Diversity". Nucleic Acids Research. 53: D1–D12. doi:10.1093/nar/gkaf1110.
  4. ↑ "The LTPlus". The All-Species Living Tree Project. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
  5. ↑ "LTP_all tree in newick format". The All-Species Living Tree Project. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
  6. ↑ Rossello-Mora, Ramon; Viver, Tomeu; Palmer-Rodríguez, Pere; Westram, Ralf; Bustos-Caparros, Esteban; Gago, Joan Francisco; Gonzalez-Mendez, Jaime; Llabrés, Mercè; Ludwig, Wolfgang; Amann, Rudolf (22 April 2026). "A pipeline for improved 16S rRNA gene-based phylogeny and diversity analyses of Bacteria and Archaea". Nature Portfolio. doi:10.21203/rs.3.rs-9370187/v1.
  7. ↑ "GTDB release 11-RS232". Genome Taxonomy Database. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
  8. ↑ "ar53_r232.sp_label". Genome Taxonomy Database. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
  9. ↑ "Taxon History". Genome Taxonomy Database. Retrieved 1 May 2026.

Further reading

Scientific journals

Scientific books

  • Reysenbach, A-L (2001). "Order I. Thermoplasmatales ord. nov.". In DR Boone; RW Castenholz (eds.). Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology Volume 1: The Archaea and the deeply branching and phototrophic Bacteria (2nd ed.). New York: Springer Verlag. p. 169. ISBN 978-0-387-98771-2.