| Tepidibacter thalassicus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Bacillota |
| Class: | Clostridia |
| Order: | Eubacteriales |
| Family: | Peptostreptococcaceae |
| Genus: | Tepidibacter |
| Species: | T. thalassicus |
| Binomial name | |
| Tepidibacter thalassicus Slobodkin et al. 2003 [1] | |
Tepidibacter thalassicus is a bacterium from the family Peptostreptococcaceae.
An endospore is a dormant, tough, and non-reproductive structure produced by some bacteria in the phylum Bacillota. The name "endospore" is suggestive of a spore or seed-like form, but it is not a true spore. It is a stripped-down, dormant form to which the bacterium can reduce itself. Endospore formation is usually triggered by a lack of nutrients, and usually occurs in gram-positive bacteria. In endospore formation, the bacterium divides within its cell wall, and one side then engulfs the other. Endospores enable bacteria to lie dormant for extended periods, even centuries. There are many reports of spores remaining viable over 10,000 years, and revival of spores millions of years old has been claimed. There is one report of viable spores of Bacillus marismortui in salt crystals approximately 250 million years old. When the environment becomes more favorable, the endospore can reactivate itself into a vegetative state. Most types of bacteria cannot change to the endospore form. Examples of bacterial species that can form endospores include Bacillus cereus, Bacillus anthracis, Bacillus thuringiensis, Clostridium botulinum, and Clostridium tetani.
Tepidibacter is a genus of Gram-positive bacteria in the family Clostridiaceae.
Tepidibacter formicigenes is a Gram-positive, spore-forming and anaerobic bacterium from the genus of Tepidibacter which has been isolated from hydrothermal vent fluid from the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.
Tepidibacter mesophilus is a bacterium from the family Peptostreptococcaceae.
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