NC_006461:953817 Thermus thermophilus HB8, complete genome
Host Lineage: Thermus thermophilus; Thermus; Thermaceae; Thermales; Deinococcus-Thermus; Bacteria
General Information: This thermophilic non-acidophilic organism was originally isolated from a hot spring in Japan. Thermophilic bacterium. This species is extremely thermophilic and has been useful in analyzing bacterial life and biochemical processes under high temperature as well as being a source of thermophilic enzymes.