Thermus aquaticus

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Biology
gptkbp:application molecular biology
genetic engineering
gptkbp:average_temperature 50° C to 80° C
50 to 80 ° C
gptkbp:biochemical_properties heat stability
gptkbp:biochemical_research thermostable enzymes
gptkbp:biotechnological_applications molecular biology
gptkbp:cell_shape rod-shaped
gptkbp:class gptkb:Thermaceae
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:Yellowstone_National_Park
gptkb:Thomas_D._Brock
gptkbp:discovery hot springs of Yellowstone
gptkbp:discovery_year gptkb:1965
gptkbp:disease_resistance low
gptkbp:ecological_role decomposers in hot environments
gptkbp:engine bioremediation
gptkbp:enzyme_applications DNA amplification
gptkbp:enzyme_stability thermostable
gptkbp:family gptkb:Thermaceae
gptkbp:field_of_study gptkb:Islam
gptkbp:first_described_by gptkb:1976
gptkbp:fuselage_material single-stranded DNA
gptkbp:genetic_diversity high
gptkbp:genetic_engineering_applications gene cloning
gptkbp:genetic_studies circular DNA
gptkbp:genus Thermus
gptkbp:gram_staining gram-negative
gptkbp:habitat gptkb:hot_springs
gptkbp:has_features negative
gptkbp:has_website gptkb:Biology
gptkbp:house peptidoglycan
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Thermus aquaticus
gptkbp:laboratory_cultivation thermophilic conditions
gptkbp:marketed_as Taq polymerase kits
gptkbp:metabolic_adaptations high-temperature environments
gptkbp:metabolic_byproducts organic acids
gptkbp:metabolism chemoorganotrophic
gptkbp:molt motile
gptkbp:notable_for gptkb:Taq_polymerase
gptkbp:nucleotide_sequence available in Gen Bank
gptkbp:nutritional_value crystallized
gptkbp:optimal_temperature 70° C
gptkbp:order Thermales
gptkbp:p_hlevel 6 to 8
6 to 9
gptkbp:pathway thermophilic metabolism
gptkbp:phylum gptkb:Thermotogae
gptkbp:produces gptkb:Taq_polymerase
gptkbp:related_species gptkb:Thermus_thermophilus
gptkbp:replaces gptkb:Yellowstone_National_Park
gptkb:Thomas_D._Brock
gptkbp:research_focus extremophilic bacteria
gptkbp:research_importance model organism for thermophiles
gptkbp:research_institutes gptkb:University_of_Wisconsin
gptkbp:scientific_classification prokaryote
gptkbp:seed_dispersal approximately 2.5 million base pairs
2.3 million base pairs
gptkbp:significance_in_biotechnology thermostable enzymes
high-temperature DNA polymerase
gptkbp:sodium_content moderate
gptkbp:type_strain gptkb:ATCC_29023
ATCC 25104
gptkbp:used_in gptkb:PCR_(Polymerase_Chain_Reaction)
gptkbp:water_requirement aerobic
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Tom_Brock
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6