Deinococcus-Thermus
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Deinococcus-Thermus
Scientific classification
Domain: Bacteria Division: Deinococcus-Thermus
Classes
Deinococcus   · Deinococcales     · Deinococcus radiodurans Thermus   · Thermales     · Thermus aquaticus

This phylum, deinococcus-thermus, is comprised of gram-positive cocci that are highly resistent to environmental hazards. The two classes are deinococcus and thermus, resistent to radiation and heat respectively. Deinococcus radiodurans became famous for its ability to eat nuclear waste and toxic metals, to survive in the vacuum of space and to survive extremes of heat and cold.

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