Pyrococcus horikoshii

Pyrococcus horikoshii
Scientific classification
Domain:	Archaea
Kingdom:	Euryarchaeota
Phylum:	Euryarchaeota
Class:	Thermococci
Order:	Thermococcales
Family:	Thermococcaceae
Genus:	Pyrococcus
Species:	P. horikoshii
Binomial name
	Pyrococcus horikoshii; Erauso et al. 1993

Pyrococcus horikoshii is a hyperthermophilic, anaerobic archaeon, first isolated from hydrothermal fluid samples obtained at the Okinawa Trough vents at a depth of 1,395 metres (4,577 ft). It is obligately heterotrophic, cells are irregular cocci with a tuft of flagella, growing optimally at 98 °C, sulphur greatly enhancing its growth.^[1]

References

^ González, Juan M.; Masuchi, Yaeko; Robb, F. T.; Ammerman, James W.; et al. (1998). "Pyrococcus horikoshii sp. nov., a hyperthermophilic archaeon isolated from a hydrothermal vent at the Okinawa Trough". Extremophiles. 2 (2): 123–130. doi:10.1007/s007920050051. ISSN 1431-0651.

Theriot, Casey M.; Semcer, Rebecca L.; Shah, Saumil S.; Grunden, Amy M. (2011). "Improving the Catalytic Activity of Hyperthermophilic Pyrococcus horikoshii Prolidase for Detoxification of Organophosphorus Nerve Agents over a Broad Range of Temperatures". Archaea. 2011: 1–9. doi:10.1155/2011/565127. ISSN 1472-3646. PMC 3227228.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link)
Ando, Susumu; Ishikawa, Kazuhiko; Ishida, Hiroyasu; Kawarabayasi, Yutaka; et al. (1999). "Thermostable aminopeptidase from Pyrococcus horikoshii". FEBS Letters. 447 (1): 25–28. doi:10.1016/S0014-5793(99)00257-4. ISSN 0014-5793.
Appolaire A; Rosenbaum E; Durá MA; et al. (August 2013). "Pyrococcus horikoshii TET2 Peptidase Assembling Process and Associated Functional Regulation". The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 288 (31): 22542–54. doi:10.1074/jbc.M113.450189. PMC 3829341. PMID 23696647.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link)
Ando S; Ishida H; Kosugi Y; Ishikawa K (January 2002). "Hyperthermostable endoglucanase from Pyrococcus horikoshii". Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 68 (1): 430–3. doi:10.1128/AEM.68.1.430-433.2002. PMC 126571. PMID 11772658.
Manjunath K; Kanaujia SP; Kanagaraj S; Jeyakanthan J; et al. (February 2013). "Structure of SAICAR synthetase from Pyrococcus horikoshii OT3: insights into thermal stability". International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 53: 7–19. doi:10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2012.10.028. PMID 23137517.

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