Nitrosopumilaceae

Last updated

Nitrosopumilaceae
ThaspiviridaeFig1rv2.png
Nitrosopumilus maritimus, partially with virions of Nitrosopumilus spindle-shaped virus 1 ( Thaspiviridae ) attached.
Scientific classification
Domain:
Phylum:
Class:
Order:
Family:
Nitrosopumilaceae

Qin et al. 2017
Genus
Synonyms
  • "Cenarchaeaceae" DeLong & Preston 1996
  • "Nitrosopumilaceae" Konneke et al. 2006
  • "Nitrosotenuaceae" Herbold et al. 2016

The Nitrosopumilaceae are a family of the Archaea order Nitrosopumilales. [1]

Contents

Taxonomy

16S rRNA based LTP_06_2022 [2] [3] [4] 53 marker proteins based GTDB 08-RS214 [5] [6] [7]

Nitrosarchaeum

Nitrosopumilus

"Ca. Nitrosotalea" Lehtovirta 2011

"Ca. Nitrosotenuis" Lebedeva et al. 2013

"Ca. Nitrosopelagicus" Santoro et al. 2015

" Cenarchaeum " DeLong & Preston 1996

Nitrosarchaeum corrig. Jung et al. 2018

Nitrosopumilus Qin et al. 2017

Related Research Articles

Chrysiogenaceae is a family of bacteria.

The Thermoprotei is a class of the Thermoproteota.

The Deferribacteraceae are a family of gram-negative bacteria which make energy by anaerobic respiration.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Thermoplasmatales</span> Order of archaea

In taxonomy, the Thermoplasmatales are an order of the Thermoplasmata. All are acidophiles, growing optimally at pH below 2. Picrophilus is currently the most acidophilic of all known organisms, being capable of growing at a pH of -0.06. Many of these organisms do not contain a cell wall, although this is not true in the case of Picrophilus. Most members of the Thermotoplasmata are thermophilic.

Methanococcus is a genus of coccoid methanogens of the family Methanococcaceae. They are all mesophiles, except the thermophilic M. thermolithotrophicus and the hyperthermophilic M. jannaschii. The latter was discovered at the base of a “white smoker” chimney at 21°N on the East Pacific Rise and it was the first archaeal genome to be completely sequenced, revealing many novel and eukaryote-like elements.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Methanomicrobia</span> Class of archaea

In the taxonomy of microorganisms, the Methanomicrobia are a class of the Euryarchaeota.

In taxonomy, the Methanococcales are an order of the Methanococci.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Methanosarcinales</span> Order of archaea

Methanosarcinales is an order of archaeans in the class Methanomicrobia.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nitrosopumilales</span> Order of archaea

The Nitrosopumilales are an order of the Archaea class Nitrososphaeria.

Desulfurococcaceae are a family of the disc-shaped anaerobic microorganisms belonging to the order Desulfurococcales, in the domain Archaea. Members of this family are distinguished from the other family (Pyrodictiaceae) in the order Desulfurococcales by having an optimal growth temperature below 100 °C, rather than above 100 °C, and by being more diverse. Several genera of the family have been identified.

In taxonomy, the Ferroplasmaceae are a family of the Thermoplasmatales.

Methanocaldococcus formerly known as Methanococcus is a genus of coccoid methanogen archaea. They are all mesophiles, except the thermophilic M. thermolithotrophicus and the hyperthermophilic M. jannaschii. The latter was discovered at the base of a “white smoker” chimney at 21°N on the East Pacific Rise and it was the first archaean genome to be completely sequenced, revealing many novel and eukaryote-like elements.

<i>Acidianus</i> Genus of archaea

In taxonomy, Acidianus is a genus of the Sulfolobaceae.

In taxonomy, Metallosphaera is a genus of the Sulfolobaceae.

<i>Nitrosopumilus</i> Genus of archaea

Nitrosopumilus maritimus is an extremely common archaeon living in seawater. It is the first member of the Group 1a Nitrososphaerota to be isolated in pure culture. Gene sequences suggest that the Group 1a Nitrososphaerota are ubiquitous with the oligotrophic surface ocean and can be found in most non-coastal marine waters around the planet. It is one of the smallest living organisms at 0.2 micrometers in diameter. Cells in the species N. maritimus are shaped like peanuts and can be found both as individuals and in loose aggregates. They oxidize ammonia to nitrite and members of N. maritimus can oxidize ammonia at levels as low as 10 nanomolar, near the limit to sustain its life. Archaea in the species N. maritimus live in oxygen-depleted habitats. Oxygen needed for ammonia oxidation might be produced by novel pathway which generates oxygen and dinitrogen. N. maritimus is thus among organisms which are able to produce oxygen in dark.

In taxonomy, Methanocorpusculum is a genus of microbes within the family Methanocorpusculaceae. The species within Methanocorpusculum were first isolated from biodisgester wastewater and activated sludge from anaerobic digestors. In nature, they live in freshwater environments. Unlike most other methanogenic archaea, they do not require high temperatures or extreme salt concentrations to live and grow.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nitrososphaerota</span> Phylum of archaea

The Nitrososphaerota are a phylum of the Archaea proposed in 2008 after the genome of Cenarchaeum symbiosum was sequenced and found to differ significantly from other members of the hyperthermophilic phylum Thermoproteota. Three described species in addition to C. symbiosum are Nitrosopumilus maritimus, Nitrososphaera viennensis, and Nitrososphaera gargensis. The phylum was proposed in 2008 based on phylogenetic data, such as the sequences of these organisms' ribosomal RNA genes, and the presence of a form of type I topoisomerase that was previously thought to be unique to the eukaryotes. This assignment was confirmed by further analysis published in 2010 that examined the genomes of the ammonia-oxidizing archaea Nitrosopumilus maritimus and Nitrososphaera gargensis, concluding that these species form a distinct lineage that includes Cenarchaeum symbiosum. The lipid crenarchaeol has been found only in Nitrososphaerota, making it a potential biomarker for the phylum. Most organisms of this lineage thus far identified are chemolithoautotrophic ammonia-oxidizers and may play important roles in biogeochemical cycles, such as the nitrogen cycle and the carbon cycle. Metagenomic sequencing indicates that they constitute ~1% of the sea surface metagenome across many sites.

Hydrogenobacter is a genus of bacteria, one of the few in the phylum Aquificota. Type species is H. thermophilus. This genus belongs to Bacteria as opposed to the other inhabitants of extreme environments, the Archaea.

Halorubraceae is a family of halophilic, chemoorganotrophic or heterotrophic archaea within the order Haloferacales. The type genus of this family is Halorubrum. Its biochemical characteristics are the same as the order Haloferacales.

Haloarculaceae is a family of halophilic and mostly chemoorganotrophic archaea within the order Halobacteriales. The type genus of this family is Haloarcula. Its biochemical characteristics are the same as the order Halobacteriales.

References

References

  1. See the NCBI webpage on Nitrosopumilaceae. Data extracted from the "NCBI taxonomy resources". National Center for Biotechnology Information . Retrieved 2007-03-19.
  2. "The LTP" . Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  3. "LTP_all tree in newick format" . Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  4. "LTP_06_2022 Release Notes" (PDF). Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  5. "GTDB release 08-RS214". Genome Taxonomy Database . Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  6. "ar53_r214.sp_label". Genome Taxonomy Database . Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  7. "Taxon History". Genome Taxonomy Database . Retrieved 10 May 2023.

Further reading