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Descriptor English: Pyrococcus
Descriptor Spanish: Pyrococcus
Descriptor Pyrococcus
Scope note: Bacterias ultratermófilas y anaerobias estrictas del género Archaea, de la familia THERMOCOCCACEAE, que se desarrollan en aguas marinas calientes. Muestran crecimiento heterótrofo con una temperatura óptima de 100 grados C.
Descriptor Portuguese: Pyrococcus
Descriptor French: Pyrococcus
Tree number(s): B02.200.825.800.650
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D019711
Scope note: A genus of strictly anaerobic ultrathermophilic archaea, in the family THERMOCOCCACEAE, occurring in heated seawaters. They exhibit heterotrophic growth at an optimum temperature of 100 degrees C.
Annotation: a genus of archaea found in heated seawaters; THERMOCOCCUS, found in heated seawater, is also available
Allowable Qualifiers: CH chemistry
CL classification
CY cytology
DE drug effects
EN enzymology
GD growth & development
GE genetics
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PH physiology
PY pathogenicity
RE radiation effects
UL ultrastructure
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Archaea (1989-1997)
Public MeSH Note: 98
History Note: 98
DeCS ID: 33338
Unique ID: D019711
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Date Established: 1998/01/01
Date of Entry: 1997/06/20
Revision Date: 2009/07/06
Pyrococcus - Preferred
Concept UI M0029266
Scope note A genus of strictly anaerobic ultrathermophilic archaea, in the family THERMOCOCCACEAE, occurring in heated seawaters. They exhibit heterotrophic growth at an optimum temperature of 100 degrees C.
Preferred term Pyrococcus



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