Thermus is a genus of thermophilic bacteria. It is one of several bacteria belonging to the Deinococcota phylum. Thermus species can be distinguished from other genera in the family Thermaceae as well as all other bacteria by the presence of eight conserved signature indels (CSIs) found in proteins such as adenylate kinase and replicative DNA helicase as well as 14 conserved signature proteins (CSPs) that are exclusively shared by members of this genus.
Bacterial taxonomy
The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) and the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).
Unassigned species:
"T. anatoliensis" Kacagan et al. 2016
"T. caldophilus" Taguchi et al. 1983
"T. eggertssonii" Peters 2008
"T. murrieta" Benner et al. 2006
"T. nonproteolyticus" 1992
"T. rehai" Lin et al. 2002
"T. yunnanensis" Gong et al.
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