Experiments: basic research on living systems, not technology.
Also: Pyrolobus, Methanopyrus, Strain 121, archaea
Microbes from deep-sea vents that grow at temperatures above 100 °C.
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| Property | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Max growth temperature, Pyrolobus fumarii | 113 °C | Hafenbradl 1997 |
| Max growth temperature, Methanopyrus kandleri 116 (0.4 MPa) | 116 °C | Takai 2008 |
| Max growth temperature, Methanopyrus kandleri 116 (20 MPa) | 122 °C | Takai 2008 |
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Stetter and colleagues described Pyrolobus fumarii, an archaeon from a black smoker wall at the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, extending the known upper temperature limit for life to 113 °C.
As reported in: Hafenbradl, Jannasch, Stetter et al. (1997). Pyrolobus fumarii , gen. and sp. nov., represents a novel group of archaea, extending the upper temperature limit for life to 113�C. Extremophiles. doi:10.1007/s007920050010
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Kashefi and Lovley reported a microorganism that extended the upper temperature limit for life.
As reported in: Kashefi, Lovley (2003). Extending the Upper Temperature Limit for Life. Science. doi:10.1126/science.1086823
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Takai and colleagues showed high pressure raised the growth limit of the methanogen Methanopyrus kandleri strain 116 from 116 °C to 122 °C.
As reported in: Takai, Nakamura, Toki et al. (2008). Cell proliferation at 122°C and isotopically heavy CH <sub>4</sub> production by a hyperthermophilic methanogen under high-pressure cultivation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. doi:10.1073/pnas.0712334105