MeSH definition : A family of THERMOPROTEALES consisting of variable length rigid rods without septa.
They grow either chemolithoautotrophically or by sulfur respiration. The four genera
are: PYROBACULUM; THERMOPROTEUS; Caldivirga; and Thermocladium. (From Bergey's Manual
of Systematic Bacteriology, 2d ed);
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermoproteaceae;
A family of THERMOPROTEALES consisting of variable length rigid rods without septa.
They grow either chemolithoautotrophically or by sulfur respiration. The four genera
are: PYROBACULUM; THERMOPROTEUS; Caldivirga; and Thermocladium. (From Bergey's Manual
of Systematic Bacteriology, 2d ed)