Organisms

Thermoplasmales

An order of aerobic, thermophilic archaea, in the kingdom EURYARCHAEOTA, characterized by the absence of a cell wall. Two genera have been described: THERMOPLASMA and Picrophilus.

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Abstract

An order of aerobic, thermophilic archaea, in the kingdom EURYARCHAEOTA, characterized by the absence of a cell wall. Two genera have been described: THERMOPLASMA and Picrophilus.

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Synonyms

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  • Thermoplasmatales
  • Picrophilus

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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

an order of the kingdom of Euryarchaeota, of the domain of Archaea

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  1. B02w.200w.850

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Thermoplasmales. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D019603. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D019603
  2. Thermoplasmales. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q69499684