Deinococcus–Thermus
phylum of Gram-negative bacteria / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Deinococcus–Thermus is a phylum of extremophile bacteria that are highly resistant to environmental hazards.[1]
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Domain: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | Deinococcus-Thermus |
Class: | Deinococci Garrity and Holt, 2002 |
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These bacteria have thick cell walls that give them gram-positive stains, and they have a second membrane. They are closer in structure to that of gram-negative bacteria.[2][3][4] Cavalier-Smith calls this clade Hadobacteria[5] (from Hades, the Greek underworld).