Na.no.ar.chae.a.ce'ae. N.L. neut. n.
Nanoarchaeum
type genus of the family; ‐
aceae
ending to denote family; N.L. fem. pl. n.
Nanoarchaeaceae
the family of
Nanoarchaeum
.
Euryarchaeota / Thermococci / Nanoarchaeales / Nanoarchaeaceae
The “
Nanoarchaeaceae
” represent one of the two families within the “
Nanoarchaeales
”. They are extremely tiny cocci with reduced genomes. They are hyperthermophilic and anaerobic. They form a close association with their hosts and their growth depends on metabolic products of their host cells. Only one representative is cultivated in the laboratory.