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Thermaceae

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Thermaceae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Bacteria
Kingdom: Thermotogati
Phylum: Deinococcota
Class: Deinococci
Order: Thermales
Rainey and da Costa 2002[1]
Family: Thermaceae
da Costa and Rainey 2002[1]
Genera
Synonyms
  • Marinithermaceae Chuvochina et al. 2024

Thermaceae is a family of bacteria belonging to the phylum Deinococcota. It is the only family in the order Thermales.[1] They are particularly resistant to heat, and live in the benthic zone of the Gulf of Mexico.[2]

Members of the order Thermales can be distinguished from all other bacteria through molecular signatures consisting of conserved signature indels (CSIs) and conserved signature proteins (CSPs) that are exclusively present in members of this order. Specifically, six CSIs were identified in the following proteins: DNA topoisomerase I, ABC transporter permease, citrate synthase, phosphoribosylformylglycinamidine synthase, pyruvate dehydrogenase and alpha-glucan phosphorylase.[3] 51 CSPs were also found to be exclusively shared by members of this order.[3]

In addition, a 76-aminoacid CSI is present in the protein SecA preprotein translocase which is specific to all members of the order Thermales as well as Hydrogenibacillus schlegelii (also an thermophilic species).[4] Based on studies on other CSIs and CSPs, it is likely that some of these CSIs and CSPs could have implications in the thermophilic phenotype of Thermales species.[4]

Phylogeny

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The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN)[5] and National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).[6]

16S rRNA based LTP_07_2026[7][8][9] 120 marker proteins based GTDB 11-RS232[10][11][12]
Thermaceae

Allomeiothermus Jiao et al. 2023

Calidithermus Raposo et al. 2019

Meiothermus Nobre et al. 1996

Oceanithermus Miroshnichenko et al. 2003

Marinithermus Sako et al. 2003

Rhabdothermus Steinsbu et al. 2011

Vulcanithermus Miroshnichenko et al. 2003

Thermus Brock and Freeze 1969 (Approved Lists 1980)

Thermales

See also

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References

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  1. 1 2 3 Fred A. Rainey; Milton S. da Costa (14 September 2015). Thermales ord. nov. p. 1. doi:10.1002/9781118960608.obm00045. ISBN 9781118960608. {{cite book}}: |journal= ignored (help)
  2. ↑ John W. Tunnell, Jr.; Darryl L. Felder; Sylvia A. Earle; David K. Camp, eds. (2009). Gulf of Mexico Origin, Waters, and Biota: Biodiversity. Texas A&M University Press. p. 38. ISBN 9781603442695. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
  3. 1 2 Ho, Jonathan; Adeolu, Mobolaji; Khadka, Bijendra; Gupta, Radhey S. (October 2016). "Identification of distinctive molecular traits that are characteristic of the phylum "Deinococcus-Thermus" and distinguish its main constituent groups". Systematic and Applied Microbiology. 39 (7): 453–463. doi:10.1016/j.syapm.2016.07.003. ISSN 0723-2020. PMID 27506333.
  4. 1 2 Khadka, Bijendra; Persaud, Dhillon; Gupta, Radhey S. (2019-12-29). "Novel Sequence Feature of SecA Translocase Protein Unique to the Thermophilic Bacteria: Bioinformatics Analyses to Investigate Their Potential Roles". Microorganisms. 8 (1): 59. doi:10.3390/microorganisms8010059. ISSN 2076-2607. PMC 7023208. PMID 31905784.
  5. ↑ Thermaceae in LPSN; Freese, H. M.; Meier-Kolthoff, J. P.; Sardà Carbasse, J.; Afolayan, A. O.; Göker, M. (2026). "TYGS and LPSN in 2025: a Global Core Biodata Resource for genome-based classification and nomenclature of prokaryotes within DSMZ Digital Diversity". Nucleic Acids Research. 54 (D1): D884–D891. doi:10.1093/nar/gkaf1110.
  6. ↑ C.L. Schoch. "Thermaceae". National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) taxonomy database. Retrieved 2026-08-01.
  7. ↑ "The LTPlus". The All-Species Living Tree Project. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
  8. ↑ "LTP_all tree in newick format". The All-Species Living Tree Project. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
  9. ↑ Rossello-Mora, Ramon; Viver, Tomeu; Palmer-Rodríguez, Pere; Westram, Ralf; Bustos-Caparros, Esteban; Gago, Joan Francisco; Gonzalez-Mendez, Jaime; Llabrés, Mercè; Ludwig, Wolfgang; Amann, Rudolf (22 April 2026). "A pipeline for improved 16S rRNA gene-based phylogeny and diversity analyses of Bacteria and Archaea". Nature Portfolio. doi:10.21203/rs.3.rs-9370187/v1.
  10. ↑ "GTDB release 11-RS232". Genome Taxonomy Database. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
  11. ↑ "bac120_r232.sp_label". Genome Taxonomy Database. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
  12. ↑ "Taxon History". Genome Taxonomy Database. Retrieved 1 May 2026.