Desulfurococcales

The Desulfurococcales are an order of the Thermoprotei, part of the kingdom Archaea.[1] The order encompasses a number of genera which are all thermophilic, autotrophs which utilise chemical energy, typically by reducing sulfur compounds using hydrogen. [2]

Desulfurococcales
Scientific classification
Domain: Archaea
Kingdom: Proteoarchaeota
Superphylum: TACK group
Phylum: Thermoproteota
Class: Thermoprotei
Order: Desulfurococcales
Huber & Stetter 2002
Families
Synonyms
  • "Igneococcales" (sic) Burggraf, Huber & Stetter 1997

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).[4]

16S rRNA based LTP_12_2021[5][6][7] 53 marker proteins based GTDB 07-RS207[8][9][10]
Fervidicoccales
Fervidicoccaceae

Fervidicoccus

"Ignicoccaceae"

Ignicoccus

Desulfurococcaceae clade 2

"Ignisphaeraceae"

Ignisphaera

Pyrodictiaceae

Desulfurococcaceae

Acidilobales
Caldisphaeraceae

Caldisphaera

Acidilobaceae

Acidilobus

Sulfolobales

Sulfolobaceae

Desulfurococcales
Sulfolobales
Fervidicoccaceae

Fervidicoccus

"Ignicoccaceae"

Ignicoccus

Acidilobaceae

Aeropyrum

Caldisphaera

Acidilobus

Pyrodictiaceae

Desulfurococcaceae

Ignisphaera {"Ignisphaeraceae"}

Zestosphaera {NBVN01}

Sulfolobaceae

References

  1. See the NCBI webpage on Desulfurococcales. Data extracted from the "NCBI taxonomy resources". National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved 2007-03-19.
  2. Encyclopedia of Microbiology (Third ed.). Academic Press. 2009. pp. 341–356. doi:10.1016/B978-012373944-5.00049-3.
  3. Euzéby, J. P. "Desulfurococcaceae". List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN). Archived from the original on 2013-01-27. Retrieved 2013-08-07.
  4. Sayers; et al. "Desulfurococcaceae". National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) taxonomy database. Retrieved 2013-08-07.
  5. "The LTP". Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  6. "LTP_all tree in newick format". Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  7. "LTP_12_2021 Release Notes" (PDF). Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  8. "GTDB release 07-RS207". Genome Taxonomy Database. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  9. "ar53_r207.sp_label". Genome Taxonomy Database. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  10. "Taxon History". Genome Taxonomy Database. Retrieved 20 June 2022.

Further reading

Scientific journals

Scientific books

  • Huber H, Stetter KO (2001). "Order II. Desulfurococcales 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. pp. 169. ISBN 978-0-387-98771-2.
  • Reysenbach, A-L (2001). "Class I. Thermoprotei class. 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. pp. 169. ISBN 978-0-387-98771-2.

Scientific databases


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