Organisms

Thermoplasma

A genus of facultatively anaerobic heterotrophic archaea, in the order THERMOPLASMALES, isolated from self-heating coal refuse piles and acid hot springs. They are thermophilic and can grow both with and without sulfur.

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A genus of facultatively anaerobic heterotrophic archaea, in the order THERMOPLASMALES, isolated from self-heating coal refuse piles and acid hot springs. They are thermophilic and can grow both with and without sulfur.

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15 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pathogenicity, physiology, radiation effects, ultrastructure, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

a genus of archaea found in burning slag & hot springs

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76

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Previous Indexing

  • Bacteria (1966-1974)
  • Mycoplasmatales (1975)

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  1. B02w.200w.850.800w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Thermoplasma. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D013822. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D013822
  2. Thermoplasma. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermoplasma
  3. Thermoplasma. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3013170