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| [base pairs] | ||||
| Methanococcus jannaschii | AE | 1,644,970 | H | [3] |
| Methanobacterium | AE | 1,751,377 | T | [4] |
| thermoautotrophicum | ||||
| Archaeoglobus fulgidus | AE | 2,178,400 | H | [5] |
| Aquifex aeolicus | B | 1,551,335 | H | [6] |
| Pyrococcus horikoshii | AE | 1,738,505 | H | [7] |
| Thermotoga maritima | B | 1,860,725 | H | [8] |
| Aeropyrum pernix | AC | 1,699,695 | H | [9] |
| Thermoplasma acidophilum | AE | 1,564,905 | T | [1] |
| Halobacterium strain | AE | 2,014,239 | EH | [10] |
| NRC-1 | ||||
| Pyrococcus abyssii | AE | 1,765,505 | H | [11] |
- *Domains: A, Archaea; E, Euryarchaeota; C, Crenarchaeota; B, Bacteria. †Phenotypes: H, hyperthermophile [growth optima > 80°C]; T, thermophile [growth optima > 40°C]; EH, extreme halophile [absolute growth requirement for NaCl > 2 M NaCl].