Question 27

(Multiple Choice)

________ is a strict anaerobe with irregularly disc-shaped cells and an optimum growth temperature of 105°C. It grows chemolithotrophically on H₂ with S⁰ as an electron acceptor or chemoorganotrophically on complex mixtures of organic compounds.


A) Pyrodictium
B) Pyrolobus
C) Pyrobaculum
D) Desulfurococcus

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