''Rubrobacter calidifluminis'' is a

thermophilic A thermophile is an organism—a type of extremophile—that thrives at relatively high temperatures, between . Many thermophiles are archaea, though they can be bacteria or fungi. Thermophilic eubacteria are suggested to have been among the ea ...

and strictly

aerobic Aerobic means "requiring air," in which "air" usually means oxygen. Aerobic may also refer to * Aerobic exercise, prolonged exercise of moderate intensity * Aerobics, a form of aerobic exercise * Aerobic respiration, the aerobic process of cellu ...

bacterium from the genus of ''

Rubrobacter ''Rubrobacter'' is a genus of Actinomycetota. It is radiotolerant and may rival ''Deinococcus radiodurans'' in this regard. Phylogeny The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN ...

'' which has been isolated from the

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in the

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References

Rubrobacterales Bacteria described in 2014 {{Actinobacteria-stub