| thermus | Gram-negative aerobic rods found in warm water (40-79 degrees c) such as hot springs, hot water tanks, and thermally polluted rivers. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| Thermus aquaticus carboxypeptidase | <enzyme> A zinc-dependent metallo-carboxypeptidase; has 511 amino acid residues; mw 56,210 da; genbank d17669 Registry number: EC 3.4.- Synonym: carboxypeptidase taq, taq carboxypeptidase, cpase taq (26 Jun 1999) |
| Thermus aquaticus Rt41A proteinase | <enzyme> Inactive at low temperatures, active at 60 degrees c Registry number: EC 3.4.21.- Synonym: thermus rt41a proteinase, rt41a proteinase (26 Jun 1999) |
| Thermus filiformis nuclease | <enzyme> A non-specific thermostable endonuclease that leaves 5'-phosphoryl products; preferred substrate is single-stranded DNA; can act on double-stranded DNA; mw 55 kD Registry number: EC 3.1.- Synonym: tf nuclease, nuc17 gene product (26 Jun 1999) |
| thermus thermophilus | A species of gram-negative, aerobic, rod-shaped bacteria found in hot springs of neutral to alkaline pH, as well as in hot-water heaters. (12 Dec 1998) |