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Thermus thermophilus (bacterium)

Known as: Thermus aquaticus (SUBSP. THERMOPHILUS), Thermus aquaticus thermophilus, Thermus aquaticus (SUBSP. FLAVUS) 
A species of gram-negative, aerobic, rod-shaped bacteria found in hot springs of neutral to alkaline pH, as well as in hot-water heaters.
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Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
An Extreme Thermophile, Thermus thermophilus, Is a Polyploid Bacterium
ABSTRACT An extremely thermophilic bacterium, Thermus thermophilus HB8, is one of the model organisms for systems biology. Its… 
Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Efficient Degradation of Lignocellulosic Plant Biomass, without Pretreatment, by the Thermophilic Anaerobe “Anaerocellum thermophilum” DSM 6725
ABSTRACT Very few cultivated microorganisms can degrade lignocellulosic biomass without chemical pretreatment. We show here that… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
A hyperthermophilic laccase from Thermus thermophilus HB27
A copper-inducible laccase activity was detected in Thermus thermophilus HB27. The enzyme was partially purified and separated by… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Rapid arsenite oxidation by Thermus aquaticus and Thermus thermophilus: field and laboratory investigations.
Thermus aquaticus and Thermus thermophilus, common inhabitants of terrestrial hot springs and thermally polluted domestic and… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Arsenite oxidation and arsenate respiration by a new Thermus isolate.
A new microbial strain was isolated from an arsenic-rich terrestrial geothermal environment. The isolate, designated HR13, was… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Bioaccumulation of palladium, platinum and rhodium from urban particulates and sediments by the freshwater isopod Asellus aquaticus.
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
One-tube fluorogenic reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction for the quantitation of feline coronaviruses
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Crystal structure of the ribosomal protein S6 from Thermus thermophilus.
The amino acid sequence and crystal structure of the ribosomal protein S6 from the small ribosomal subunit of Thermus… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
High guanine plus cytosine content in the third letter of codons of an extreme thermophile. DNA sequence of the isopropylmalate dehydrogenase of Thermus thermophilus.
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Purification and characterization of the Rieske iron-sulfur protein from Thermus thermophilus. Evidence for a [2Fe-2S] cluster having non-cysteine ligands.
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