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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
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Isolation and characterization of Ferroplasma thermophilum sp. nov., a novel extremely acidophilic, moderately thermophilic archaeon and its role in bioleaching of chalcopyrite
Aims:  To isolate Ferroplasma thermophilum L1T from a low pH environment and to understand its role in bioleaching of… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Purification and biochemical properties of a thermostable xylose-tolerant β-D-xylosidase from Scytalidium thermophilum
The thermophilic fungus Scytalidium thermophilum produced large amounts of periplasmic β-D-xylosidase activity when grown on… 
2003
2003
The Bacterium Thermus thermophilus, Like Hyperthermophilic Archaea, Uses a Two-Step Pathway for the Synthesis of Mannosylglycerate
ABSTRACT The biosynthetic pathway for the synthesis of the compatible solute α-mannosylglycerate (MG) in the thermophilic… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Platinum uptake by the freshwater isopod Asellus aquaticus in urban rivers.
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Expression, purification, and characterization of a recombinant ribonuclease H from Thermus thermophilus HB8.
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Cloning of alpha- and beta-galactosidase genes from an extreme thermophile, Thermus strain T2, and their expression in Thermus thermophilus HB27
The genes encoding thermostable alpha- and beta-galactosidases from an extremely thermophilic bacterium, Thermus strain T2, were… 
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
Thermophilic DNA ligase. Purification and properties of the enzyme from Thermus thermophilus HB8.
Thermophilic and thermostable DNA ligase was purified to near homogeneity from the extract of Thermus thermophilus HB8. The… 
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
Thermothrix thioparus gen. et sp. nov. a facultatively anaerobic facultative chemolithotroph living at neutral pH and high temperature.
Thermothrix thioparus gen. et ep. nov. occurs naturally in a New Mexico hot spring at a temperature of 74 degrees C, a pH of 7.0… 
Highly Cited
1975
Highly Cited
1975
Isolation and characterization of a bacteriophage infectious to an extreme thermophile, Thermus thermophilus HB8
A bacteriophage (phiYS40) infectious to an extreme thermophile, Thermus thermophilus HB8, was isolated and characterized. phiYS40… 
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