Sequence of Thermoacidophile Picrophilus torridus Points the Way to Extreme Genes

Jun 08, 2004

NEW YORK, June 8 (GenomeWeb News) - Scientists have sequenced the genome of Picrophilus torridus, a euryarchaeote that thrives in strongly acidic environments at very high temperatures.

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