Thermotoga naphthophila

Thermotoga naphthophila
Scientific classification
Domain:	Bacteria
Phylum:	Thermotogae
Order:	Thermotogales
Family:	Thermotogaceae
Genus:	Thermotoga
Species:	T. naphthophila
Binomial name
Thermotoga naphthophila Takahata et al. 2001

Thermotoga naphthophila is a hyperthermophilic, anaerobic, non-spore-forming, rod-shaped fermentative heterotroph, with type strain RKU-10^T.

The taxonomic information for Thermotoga naphthophila is the following: Domain, Bacteria; Phylum, Thermotogae; Order, Thermotogales^; Family, Thermotogaceae; Genus, Thermotoga; Species, T. naphthophila. Thermotoga naphthophila is an anaerobic, sulfur-compound fixing, hyperthermophile. The species name is originally Greek. The term "naphtha" means a light petroleum substance that dilutes minerals to bitumen and "-philos" means love. This translation of the species name combines to form "bitumen-loving".

Thermotoga naphthophila can be found under strain types RKU-10, DSM-13996, and JCM-10882T. T. naphthophila cell size ranges within 2-7 mircometers (${\displaystyle \mu }$m) long by 0.7- 1.0 ${\displaystyle \mu }$m wide. Based on 16S rDNA sequences,Thermotoga petrophila, strain RKU-1, is the closest relative to T.naphthophila. Other close relatives of T. naphthophila include Thermotoga maritima and Thermotoga neapolitan according to 16S rDNA analysis. T. maritima has an average 5${\displaystyle \mu }$m length. Strains isolated from oil reservoirs, but not considered apart of the T. naphthophila clade include the following species: T. subterranean, T. hypogea, and T. elfii.

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