Bacillus infernus
| Bacillus infernus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Bacillota |
| Class: | Bacilli |
| Order: | Bacillales |
| Family: | Bacillaceae |
| Genus: | Bacillus |
| Species: | B. infernus
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| Binomial name | |
| Bacillus infernus Boone et al., 1995
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Bacillus infernus is a
bacterium of the genus Bacillus that lives in deep terrestrial subsurface areas. It was first isolated in depths of 2.65 kilometers (1.65 mi) to 2.77 kilometers (1.72 mi) in the Taylorsville Triassic Basin in Virginia, and grew well at 50 °C (122 °F) but not at 40° or 65 °C.[1]
Popular culture
Bacillus infernus premiered in the 2008 The Andromeda Strain (miniseries). The bacteria's origin was erroneously attributed to hydrothermal vents instead of a buried triassic rift basin.[2]
References
- PMID 8590670.
- ISBN 978-0-691-09644-5. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
- Aldrich, Henry. "Microbe from the Deep". Microbe Zoo. Digital Learning Center for Microbial Ecology.
External links
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