Archaeoglobaceae

Taxobox
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image_caption=The PIWI domain of an argonaute protein from A. fulgidus, bound to a short double-stranded RNA fragment and illustrating the base-pairing and aromatic stacking stabilization of the bound conformation.
name = Archaeoglobaceae
domain = Archaea
phylum = Euryarchaeota
classis = Archaeoglobi
ordo = Archaeoglobales
familia = Archaeoglobaceae
subdivision_ranks = Genera
subdivision =
* "Archaeoglobus"

* "Ferroglobus"

* "Geoglobus"
synonyms =
* Archaeoglobaceae Stetter 1989

* Archaeoglobaceae Huber and Stetter 2002

In taxonomy, the Archaeoglobaceae are a family of the Archaeoglobales. [See the NCBI [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?mode=Info&id=2232 webpage on Archaeoglobaceae] . Data extracted from the cite web | url=ftp://ftp.ncbi.nih.gov/pub/taxonomy/ | title=NCBI taxonomy resources | publisher=National Center for Biotechnology Information | accessdate=2007-03-19] All known genera within the Archaeoglobaceae are hyperthermophilic and can be found near undersea hydrothermal vents.

While all genera within the Archaeoglobaceae are related to each other phylogenetically, the mode of metabolism used by each of these organisms is unique. "Archaeoglobus" are chemoorganotrophic sulfate-reducing archaea, the only known member of the Archaea that possesses this type of metabolism. "Ferroglobus", in contrast, are chemolithotrophic organisms that couple the oxidation of ferrous iron to the reduction of nitrate. "Geoglobus" are iron reducing-archaea that use hydrogen gas or organic compounds as energy sources. [* cite book | author=Madigan, M.T. and Martinko, J.M. | title=Brock Biology of Microorganisms, 11th Ed. | publisher=Pearson Prentice Hall | year=2005 ]

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