Aquificota

Aquificota
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Aquificota
Reysenbach 2021[1]
Class
Synonyms
  • "Aquificae" Reysenbach 2001
  • "Aquithermota" Cavalier-Smith 2020
  • "Aquificota" Whitman et al. 2018
  • "Aquificaeota" Oren et al. 2015

The Aquificota phylum is a diverse collection of bacteria that live in harsh environmental settings.[2][3] The name Aquificota was given to this phylum based on an early genus identified within this group, Aquifex (“water maker”), which is able to produce water by oxidizing hydrogen.[4] They have been found in springs, pools, and oceans. They are autotrophs, and are the primary carbon fixers in their environments. These bacteria are Gram-negative, non-spore-forming rods.[5] They are true bacteria (domain Bacteria) as opposed to the other inhabitants of extreme environments, the Archaea.

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