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Species of archaeon From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Archaeoglobus profundus is a sulphate-reducing archaea.[1] Archaeoglobus can be found in high-temperature oil fields where it may contribute to oil field souring. A. profundus grows lithotrophically, and while it needs acetate and CO2 for biosynthesis it is heterotrophic.[2]
Archaeoglobus profundus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Archaea |
Kingdom: | Euryarchaeota |
Class: | Archaeoglobi |
Order: | Archaeoglobales |
Family: | Archaeoglobaceae |
Genus: | Archaeoglobus |
Species: | A. profundus |
Binomial name | |
Archaeoglobus profundus Burggraf et al., 1990 | |
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