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Nitrosopumilaceae

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Introduction

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Definitons

Acidophiles
This group includes both “true” acidophiles or acidophiles proper, as well as hyperacidotolerant, near-acidophilic neutriphiles.

“True” Acidophiles: This group includes organisms capable of thriving in hyperacidic conditions, most of which have an optimal growth pH of 5 or lower (OGpH<5)

Hyperacidotolerant, near-acidophilic neutriphiles: This group includes organisms that have an OGpH slightly above this (e.g., Nanoarchaeum equitans, OGpH=6) but can nonetheless be found flourishing in hyperacidic environments (pH=0.5-1.5).

Extremophilic Species

Overview
This group contains 10* identified extremophilic species. Five of these 10 species have given official names: Ca. Nitrosoarchaeum koreensis and Ca. Nitrosoarchaeum limnia, Nitosopumilus maritimus, Nitrosopumilus viennensis, Nitrosopumilus salaria. The other 5 identified species have not yet been given official names: Nitrosopumilus sp. SJ, Nitrosopumilus sp. NF5, Nitrosopumilus sp. AR1, Nitrosopumilus sp. AR2, and Nitrosopumilus sp. D3C. All 10 of these species are acidophiles.

Acidophiles
This group contains 10* identifiedacidophiles. Five of these 10 species have given official names: Ca. Nitrosoarchaeum koreensis and Ca. Nitrosoarchaeum limnia, Nitosopumilus maritimus, Nitrosopumilus viennensis, Nitrosopumilus salaria. The other 5 identified species have not yet been given official names: Nitrosopumilus sp. SJ, Nitrosopumilus sp. NF5, Nitrosopumilus sp. AR1, Nitrosopumilus sp. AR2, and Nitrosopumilus sp. D3C.

Taxonomic/Phylogenetic Overview of Extremophilic Genera

Domain: Archaea

Kingdom: Proteoarchaeota

Superphylum: TACK group

Phylum: Thaumarchaeota

Class: Nitrososphaeria

Order: Nitrosopumilales

Family: Nitrosopumilaceae

Genus: Candidatus Nitrosoarchaeum (3x; 3^-acido)

Genus: Nitrosopumilus (8x; 8^-acido)

Alphabetical List of Extremophilic Species

**Described Species**
Genus & Species	Temperature T°C range			Pressure kPa range			Proton pH range			Water a_w range			Salt %NaCl range			Radiation Gy range
Genus & Species	low_T°C	OGT°C	high_T°C	low_kPa	OGkPa	high_kPa	min._pH	OGpH	max._pH	low_a_w	OGa_w	high_a_w	low_NaCl	OGNaCl	high_NaCl	low_Gy	OGGy	high_Gy
Candidatus Nitrosoarchaeum koreensis	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	<4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Candidatus Nitrosoarchaeum limnia	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	<4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nitrosopumilus maritimus	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	<4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nitrosopumilus viennensis	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	<4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nitrosopumilus sp. SJ	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	<4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nitrosopumilus sp. NF5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	<4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nitrosopumilus sp. AR1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	<4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nitrosopumilus sp. AR2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	<4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nitrosopumilus salaria	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	<4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nitrosopumilus sp. D3C	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	<4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

In-Line Citations by Genus & species

**Described Species**
Genus & Species	Source
Candidatus Nitrosoarchaeum koreensis	Herbold &al., 2017
Candidatus Nitrosoarchaeum limnia	Herbold &al., 2017
Nitrosopumilus maritimus	Lehtovirta-Morley &al., 2014; Herbold &al., 2017
Nitrosopumilus viennensis	Lehtovirta-Morley &al., 2014
Nitrosopumilus sp. SJ	Herbold &al., 2017
Nitrosopumilus sp. NF5	Herbold &al., 2017
Nitrosopumilus sp. AR1	Herbold &al., 2017
Nitrosopumilus sp. AR2	Herbold &al., 2017
Nitrosopumilus salaria	Herbold &al., 2017
Nitrosopumilus sp. D3C	Herbold &al., 2017

Full Citations

Schuerger & Nicholson, 2016.
http://doi.org/10.1089/ast.2016.1587

Nicholson &al., 2013.
https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1209793110

Golyshina, O.V.; Yakimov, M.M.; Lunsdorf, H.; Ferrer, M; Nimtz, M.; Timmis, K.N.; Wray, V.; Tindall, B.J.; Golyshin, P.N.; (2009); Acidiplasma aeolicum gen. nov., sp. nov., a euryarchaeon of the family Ferroplasmaceae isolated from a hydrothermal pool, and transfer of Ferroplasma cupricumulans to Acidiplasma cupricumulans comb. nov