Thermomicrobia facts for kids
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Thermomicrobia
Garrity and & Holt, 2002 emend. Hugenholtz & Stackebrandt, 2004
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The Thermomicrobia is a group of thermophilic green non-sulfur bacteria.
The group is based on the type species Thermomicrobium roseum and on Sphaerobacter thermophilus. They are aerobic and chemoorganotrophic (a term which means their metabolism is rather like most fungi).
See also
In Spanish: Thermomicrobia para niños
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