• Genetic manipulations of the hyperthermophilic piezophilic archaeon Thermococcus barophilus. (univ-brest.fr)
  • Thermococcus onnurineus NA1 is an anaerobic archaeon usually found in a deep-sea hydrothermal vent area, which can use elemental sulfur (S 0 ) as a terminal electron acceptor for energy. (ewha.ac.kr)
  • The ToCDS structures were compared with bacterial CDS structures, which will help us to understand the role and catalytic mechanism of ToCDS in the archaeon Thermococcus onnurineus NA1. (ewha.ac.kr)
  • Molecular cloning and enzymatic characterization of cyclomaltodextrinase from hyperthermophilic archaeon Thermococcus sp. (umass.edu)
  • Purification and properties of extracellular amylase from the hyperthermophilic archaeon Thermococcus profundus DT5432. (scialert.net)
  • Bioinformatic and biochemical analysis of a novel maltose-forming α-amylase of the GH57 family in the hyperthermophilic archaeon Thermococcus sp. (umass.edu)
  • Complete genome sequence of hyperthermophilic archaeon Thermococcus sp. (umass.edu)
  • Thermococcus species also have the enzyme rubisco (ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase), which is made from enzymes involved in the metabolism of nucleic acids in Thermococcus kodakarensis, showing how integrated these metabolic systems truly are for these hyperthermophilic microorganisms. (wikipedia.org)
  • Thermococcus kodakarensis is one example of a model Thermococcus species, a microorganism in which has had its entire genome examined and replicated. (wikipedia.org)
  • Previous studies have revealed that the adenosine 5′-monophosphate phosphorylase of Thermococcus kodakarensis ( Tk AMPpase) forms large soluble multimers with high thermal stability. (tu-berlin.de)
  • The ligase, called KOD1Rnl, comes from a heat-loving archea called Thermococcus kodakarensis that was originally discovered in a sulpherous volcanic steam vent on Kodakara Island in Japan. (genomeweb.com)
  • However, certain hyperthermophilic archaea such as Thermococcus litoralis and Pyrococcus furiosus utilize unusual ADP-dependent glucokinases and phosphofructokinases in their glycolytic pathways. (rcsb.org)
  • Results for Reference: Fidelity of Thermococcus litoralis DNA polymerase (Vent) in PCR determined by denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis. (neb.com)
  • Thermococcus onnurineus lacks the genes for purine nucleotide biosynthesis and thus relies on environmental sources to meet its purine requirements. (wikipedia.org)
  • We determined the crystal structures of CDS from Thermococcus onnurineus NA1 (ToCDS), which include native internal aldimine (NAT), gem-diamine (GD) with alanine, internal aldimine structure with existing alanine (IAA), and internal aldimine with persulfide-bound Cys356 (PSF) structures. (ewha.ac.kr)
  • Genome organization near cyclomaltodextrinases (CDases) was analyzed and compared for four different hyperthermophilic archaea: Thermococcus, Pyrococcus, Staphylothermus, and Thermofilum. (umass.edu)
  • Members of the genus Thermococcus are typically irregularly shaped coccoid species, ranging in size from 0.6 to 2.0 μm in diameter. (wikipedia.org)
  • Some species of Thermococcus are immobile, and some species have motility, using flagella as their main mode of movement. (wikipedia.org)
  • Species under Thermococcus typically thrive at temperatures between 60 and 105 °C, either in the presence of black smokers (hydrothermal vents), or freshwater springs. (wikipedia.org)
  • When Thermococcus species are supplemented with these amino acids, they can metabolize them and produce acetyl-CoA or succinyl-CoA, which are important precursors used in other metabolic pathways essential for cellular growth and respiration. (wikipedia.org)
  • Thermococcus species that release H2 with the use of multiple hydrogenases (including CO-dependent hydrogenases) have been regarded as potential biocatalysts for water-gas shift reactions. (wikipedia.org)
  • Thermococcus species are naturally competent in taking up DNA and incorporating donor DNA into their genomes via homologous recombination. (wikipedia.org)
  • We report the genome sequence of Thermococcus superprofundus strain CDGS(T), a new piezophilic and hyperthermophilic member of the order Thermococcales isolated from the world's deepest hydrothermal vents, at the Mid-Cayman Rise. (pacb.com)
  • Using this pKa-shift approach, we experimentally measured the electrostatic contribution of all aspartate and glutamate residues to the stability of a thermophilic ribosomal protein L30e from Thermococcus celer. (rcsb.org)
  • In this study, we developed a gene disruption system for Thermococcus barophilus using simvastatin for positive selection and 5-fluoroorotic acid (5-FOA) for negative selection or counterselection to obtain markerless deletion mutants using single- and double-crossover events. (univ-brest.fr)
  • To gain insight into genetic diversity and dynamics of mobile genetic elements in these environments we have sequenced five new plasmids from different Thermococcus strains that have been isolated from geographically remote hydrothermal vents. (pasteur.fr)
  • Thermococcus gammatolerans was isolated from hydrothermal vent chimneys located in the mid-Atlantic Ridge and Guyamas basin. (up.ac.za)
  • A gene (CL1_0884) encoding a putative CDase from Thermococcus sp. (umass.edu)
  • Sodium Chloride salt is typically present in these locations at 1%-3% concentration, but is not a required substrate for these organisms, as one study showed Thermococcus members living in fresh hot water systems in New Zealand, but they do require a low concentration of lithium ions for growth. (wikipedia.org)
  • With today's technology, Thermococcus members are relatively easy to grow in labs, and are therefore considered model organisms for studying the physiological and molecular pathways of extremophiles. (wikipedia.org)
  • Domain swapping was done by overlapping extension PCR where the domain B of parent enzyme was replaced with similar domain from thermostable strains Pyrococcus furiosus and Thermococcus kodakaraensis KOD1. (utm.my)
  • Survival and growth of two heterotrophic hydrothermal vent archaea, Pyrococcus strain GB-D and Thermococcus fumicolans , under low pH and high sulfide concentrations in combination with high temperature and pressure regimes. (iodp.org)
  • A temperatura óptima de crecemento é superior a 80 °C, e Pyrococcus soporta unha temperatura máxima de 105 °C. A maioría prefire un pH neutro, aínda que Thermococcus alcaliphilus ten un pH óptimo de 9,0 e un máximo de 10,5. (wikipedia.org)
  • Inclúe os xéneros Archaeoglobus , Ferroglobus , Geoglobus (clase Archaeoglobi ), Palaeococcus , Pyrococcus e Thermococcus (clase Thermococci ). (wikipedia.org)
  • In contrast, a survey of the proteomes from various Euryarchaea (e.g., the halophile Haloferax volcanii , the hyperthermophiles Thermococcus gammatolerans and Pyrococcus furiosus , and the mesophile Methanococcus maripaludis ), did not reveal lysine methylation. (asmblog.org)
  • Thermococcus barophilus and Pyrococcus yayanosii, as genetic models for the study of high-hydrostatic pressure adaptation. (bio-protocol.org)
  • The family B DNA polymerase gene was amplified from Thermococcus celer genomic DNA by using the degenerate primers and DNA walking PCR. (neb.com)
  • Members of the genus Thermococcus are typically irregularly shaped coccoid species, ranging in size from 0.6 to 2.0 μm in diameter. (wikipedia.org)
  • Sodium Chloride salt is typically present in these locations at 1%-3% concentration, but is not a required substrate for these organisms, as one study showed Thermococcus members living in fresh hot water systems in New Zealand, but they do require a low concentration of lithium ions for growth. (wikipedia.org)
  • With today's technology, Thermococcus members are relatively easy to grow in labs, and are therefore considered model organisms for studying the physiological and molecular pathways of extremophiles. (wikipedia.org)
  • Previous analysis of a Thermococcus culture collection containing isolates from the Juan de Fuca Ridge, Gorda Ridge, and South East Pacific Rise using amplified fragment length polymorphism analysis and multilocus sequence typing revealed a distinct clade of Thermococcus isolated from the 1996 megaplume event at Gorda Ridge, indicating that they originated from a deep-subsurface habitat. (darkenergybiosphere.org)
  • This suggests that Thermococcus populations inhabiting deep-subsurface fluid reservoirs require the ability to prevent and repair damage to their DNA, presumably due to the energy demands of DNA replication. (darkenergybiosphere.org)