MeSH definition : A genus of facultatively anaerobic heterotrophic archaea, in the order THERMOPLASMALES,
isolated from self-heating coal refuse piles and acid hot springs. They are thermophilic
and can grow both with and without sulfur.;
MeSH annotation : a genus of archaea found in burning slag & hot springs;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermoplasma;
A genus of facultatively anaerobic heterotrophic archaea, in the order THERMOPLASMALES,
isolated from self-heating coal refuse piles and acid hot springs. They are thermophilic
and can grow both with and without sulfur.