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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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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… 
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2003
Highly Cited
2003
Subunit Arrangement in V-ATPase from Thermus thermophilus*
The V0V1-ATPase of Thermus thermophilus catalyzes ATP synthesis coupled with proton translocation. It consists of an ATPase… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
The 16S rRNA binding site of Thermus thermophilus ribosomal protein S15: comparison with Escherichia coli S15, minimum site and structure.
Binding of Escherichia coli and Thermus thermophilus ribosomal proteins S15 to a 16S ribosomal RNA fragment from T. thermophilus… 
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1994
Highly Cited
1994
Crystal structure of domain A of Thermus flavus 5S rRNA and the contribution of water molecules to its structure
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… 
1990
1990
Cloning and sequence analysis of tryptophan synthetase genes of an extreme thermophile, Thermus thermophilus HB27: plasmid transfer from replica-plated Escherichia coli recombinant colonies to…
Tryptophan synthetase genes (trpBA) of the extreme thermophile Thermus thermophilus HB27 were cloned by a novel method of direct… 
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1988
Highly Cited
1988
Properties of Thermus ruber Strains Isolated from Icelandic Hot Springs and DNA:DNA Homology of Thermus ruber and Thermus aquaticus
Seventeen pink-pigmented strains of the genus Thermus were isolated from samples collected from thermal areas of Iceland. The… 
1988
1988
Nucleotide sequence of the phosphoglycerate kinase gene from the extreme thermophile Thermus thermophilus. Comparison of the deduced amino acid sequence with that of the mesophilic yeast…
Using oligonucleotide probes derived from amino acid sequencing information, the structural gene for phosphoglycerate kinase from… 
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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… 
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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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