Thermus aquaticus

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Thermus aquaticus

BioHazard Level:
1

Growth Temperature:
70^oC

Genomic sources for restriction enzymes (at this website):
TaaI, TaiI, TaqI, TasI, TatI, TauI

Gram Stain:
Negative

Respiration:
Aerobic

Motility:
No

Taxonomy:
Bacteria; Deinococcus-Thermus; Deinococci; Thermales; Thermaceae; Thermus

Industrial implications:
The enzyme Taq DNA Polymerase comes from Thermus aquaticus.

Misc.:
Thermus aquaticus is one of several thermophilic bacteria that belong to the Deinococcus-Thermus group.

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