Thermus aquaticus

Summary

Thermus aquaticus is a taxon^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.78% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (585 views/month, #1,527 of 195,241).^[2]

Key Facts

• Thermus aquaticus's instance of is recorded as taxon^[3].
• Thermus aquaticus is classified at the rank of species^[4].
• Thermus aquaticus is classified within Thermus^[5].
• Under binomial nomenclature, Thermus aquaticus is Thermus aquaticus^[6].
• Thermus aquaticus's Commons category is recorded as Thermus aquaticus^[7].
• Thermus aquaticus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Thermus aquaticus^[8].
• Thermus aquaticus's Commons gallery is recorded as Thermus aquaticus^[9].
• Thermus aquaticus's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'T. aquaticus'}^[10].
• Thermus aquaticus's LPSN URL is recorded as https://lpsn.dsmz.de/species/thermus-aquaticus^[11].
• Thermus aquaticus's Gram staining is recorded as gram-negative bacteria^[12].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Thermus aquaticus is Thermus aquaticus^[6]. It is classified at the rank of species^[4]. It is classified within Thermus^[5].

Identifiers

Thermus aquaticus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 271^[13]. Thermus aquaticus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 974560^[14]. Thermus aquaticus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5426400^[15]. Thermus aquaticus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 967337^[16].

Discovery and Description

Things named for Thermus aquaticus include Taq polymerase^[17], a group or class of enzymes^[18].

Why It Matters

Thermus aquaticus ranks in the top 0.78% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (585 views/month, #1,527 of 195,241).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[19] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[20]

Entities named for it include Taq polymerase^[17], a group or class of enzymes^[18].