Picrophilus is an extremely acidophilic genus within Euryarchaeota. These microbes are the most acidophilic organisms currently known, [3] with the ability to grow at a pH of less than 0.5. [4] . …

…in hydrothermal vents; species of Picrophilus, which were isolated from acidic soils in Japan and are the most acid-tolerant organisms known—capable of growth at around pH 0; and the …

Under anaerobic conditions there is a requirement for S 0, which is reduced to H 2 S. Picrophilus is an extremely acidophilic, heterotrophic organism adapted to grow optimally at pH 0.7. Table …

Picrophilus torridus is a species of Archaea described in 1996. [1] Picrophilus torridus was found in soil near a hot spring in Hokkaido, Japan. The pH of the soil was less than 0.5. [2]

Picrophilus oshimae is a species of Archaea described in 1996. [1] Picrophilus oshimae was found in a fumarole in Hokkaido, Japan. The hot spring the fumarole was located in had a pH …

Picrophilus. Identification Numbers. TSN: 951572. Geography. Working with others to conserve, protect and enhance fish, wildlife, plants and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the …

Picrophilus torridus is a thermoacidophilic euryarchaeon thriving optimally at 60°C and pH 0.7. Strains of this species were first isolated from a dry solfataric field in northern Japan. In …

The complete 16S rRNA sequence of P. oshimae was 9.3% different from that of the closest relative, Thermoplasma acidophilum. The morphology and physiological properties of the two …

A phylogenetic relative of Thermoplasma and Ferroplasma is Picrophilus. Although Thermoplasma and Ferroplasma are extreme acidophiles, Picrophilus is even more so, …

Jul 1, 1996 · Two species belonging to a novel genus of archaea, designated Picrophilus oshimae and Picrophilus torridus, have been isolated from two different solfataric locations in northern …