Deinococcus-Thermus is a phylum of bacteria noted for extreme resistance to environmental stress, including ionizing radiation, desiccation, and high temperature. Its best known member, Deinococcus radiodurans, is among the most radiation-resistant organisms ever identified, able to survive doses of radiation that would be lethal to nearly all other life.
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Parent Taxon Of
Source Thermus aquaticus (Wikipedia)
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1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ134886, descriptionView the Source 2. Wikipedia: Deinococcota
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Deinococcota (synonym, "Deinococcus-Thermus") is a phylum of bacteria with a single class, Deinococci (from Ancient Greek δεινός (deinós), meaning "terrible", and κόκκος (kókkos), meaning "berry"), that are highly resistant to environmental hazards, also known as extremophiles.
In Group: Bacterial Phyla, Lead
Deinococcota (synonym, "Deinococcus-Thermus") is a phylum of bacteria with a single class, Deinococci (from Ancient Greek δεινός (deinós), meaning "terrible", and κόκκος (kókkos), meaning "berry"), that are highly resistant to environmental hazards, also known as extremophiles.
View the Source Wikidata: Deinococcus-Thermus
Wikidata Q88926185, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Thermus aquaticus (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Thermus aquaticus, LeadQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Thermus aquaticus, Lead
one of several thermophilic bacteria that belong to the Deinococcota phylum
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