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Stand Genomic Sci. 2010 Aug 20;3(1):66-75. doi: 10.4056/sigs.1072907.
Ignisphaera aggregans Niederberger et al. 2006 is the type and sole species of genus Ignisphaera. This archaeal species is characterized by a coccoid-shape and is strictly anaerobic, moderately acidophilic, heterotrophic hyperthermophilic and fermentative. The type strain AQ1.S1(T) was isolated from a near neutral, boiling spring in Kuirau Park, Rotorua, New Zealand. This is the first completed genome sequence of the genus Ignisphaera and the fifth genome (fourth type strain) sequence in the family Desulfurococcaceae. The 1,875,953 bp long genome with its 2,009 protein-coding and 52 RNA genes is a part of the Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea project.
聚火球菌（Ignisphaera aggregans Niederberger等人，2006年）是聚火球菌属的模式种及唯一物种。这种古菌的特征是呈球状，严格厌氧，中度嗜酸，异养嗜热且具发酵性。模式菌株AQ1.S1(T)是从新西兰罗托鲁瓦市怀拉基公园一处近中性的沸泉中分离出来的。这是聚火球菌属的首个完整基因组序列，也是脱硫球菌科的第五个基因组（第四个模式菌株）序列。这个长度为1,875,953 bp的基因组包含2,009个蛋白质编码基因和52个RNA基因，是细菌和古菌基因组百科全书项目的一部分。
