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Aquifex pyrophilus
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<p><i>Aquifex pyrophilus</i> is a <a href="/facts/Gram-negative_bacteria/S1PbVtp4">gram-negative</a>, <a href="/facts/Spore/6qDRdcrs">non-spore forming</a>, <a href="/facts/Bacillus_(shape)/0rGR5vvU">rod-shaped</a> <a href="/facts/Bacteria/wC8xSCsU">bacteria</a>. It is one of a handful of species in the <a href="/facts/Aquificota/enEmhVjX">Aquificota</a> <a href="/facts/Phylum/ELT3Jyax">phylum</a>, which are a group of <a href="/facts/Thermophile/HGuP161d">thermophilic</a> bacteria that are found near <a href="/facts/Volcano/c2M5upml">underwater volcanoes</a> or <a href="/facts/Hot_spring/YrzFykH1">hot springs</a>. </p>