Thermus aquaticus

Officially approvedEntity code: ENT-0197

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Brock and Freeze described Thermus aquaticus isolates as nonmotile, non-spore-forming rods with a yellow cellular pigment.

Evidence: SRC-DSC-7199A9EB8CStatement code: CLM-ENT0197-DSC-01

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3Thermus aquaticus gen. n. and sp. n., a Nonsporulating Extreme Thermophile — Brock & FreezeSRC-DSC-7199A9EB8C

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A 1976 study by Chien and colleagues documented purification of a thermostable DNA polymerase from Thermus aquaticus.

Evidence: SRC-C540-B04-BASIC-PMID8432Statement code: CLM-ENT0197-C540-B04-02

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1Thermus aquaticus — LPSN taxonomic classificationSRC-C540-B04-BASIC-THERMUSLPSN
2Deoxyribonucleic acid polymerase from the extreme thermophile Thermus aquaticus (1976) — primary abstractSRC-C540-B04-BASIC-PMID8432
3Thermus aquaticus gen. n. and sp. n., a Nonsporulating Extreme Thermophile — Brock & FreezeSRC-DSC-7199A9EB8C

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Approved version OWNER-REVIEW-20261108T082645319 · last approved 8 November 2026

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The original Thermus aquaticus study reported an optimal growth temperature of 70°C, with about 40°C minimum and 79°C maximum for the tested isolates.

Evidence: SRC-DSC-7199A9EB8CStatement code: CLM-ENT0197-DSC-02

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2Deoxyribonucleic acid polymerase from the extreme thermophile Thermus aquaticus (1976) — primary abstractSRC-C540-B04-BASIC-PMID8432
3Thermus aquaticus gen. n. and sp. n., a Nonsporulating Extreme Thermophile — Brock & FreezeSRC-DSC-7199A9EB8C

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