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Thermotoga neapolitana sp. nov. of the extremely thermophilic, eubacterial genus Thermotoga

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A second species of the extremely thermophilic, eubacterial genus Thermotoga is described as clearly distinguished from the type species Thermotoga maritima by physiological and phylogenetic criteria. It is named Thermotoga neapolitana.

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  1. Department of Biology, Woods-Hole Oceanographic Institution, 02543, Woods Hole, MA, USA

    Holger W. Jannasch

  2. Lehrstuhl für Mikrobiologie, Universität Regensburg, D-8400, Regensburg, Federal Republic of Germany

    Robert Huber & Karl O. Stetter

  3. Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Sede Boqer Campus, IL-84993, Israel

    Shimshon Belkin

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Jannasch, H.W., Huber, R., Belkin, S. et al. Thermotoga neapolitana sp. nov. of the extremely thermophilic, eubacterial genus Thermotoga . Arch. Microbiol. 150, 103–104 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00409725

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