In taxonomy, Thermofilum is a genus of the Thermofilaceae.[1]
Thermofilum pendens is a hyperthermic member of the archael kingdom Crenarchaeota,[2] and represents a deep branch in the order Thermoproteales. T. pendens lacks the genes for purine nucleotide biosynthesis and thus relies on environmental sources to meet its purine requirements.[3][2]
Cladogram was taken from GTDB release 06-RS202.[4][5][6] Taxonomy from List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN)[7] and National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).[1]
Thermofilaceae"Infirmifilum uzonense" (Toshchakov et al. 2016) Zayulina et al. 2021
ThermofilumT. pendens Zillig & Gierl 1983
"T. adornatum" Dominova et al. 2013 em. Zayulina et al. 2019
In taxonomy, Thermofilum is a genus of the Thermofilaceae.
Thermofilum pendens is a hyperthermic member of the archael kingdom Crenarchaeota, and represents a deep branch in the order Thermoproteales. T. pendens lacks the genes for purine nucleotide biosynthesis and thus relies on environmental sources to meet its purine requirements.
