Taq polymerase is the heat-stable (thermostable) DNA polymerase extracted from the thermophilic bacteria Thermus aquaticus. Its predominant function is in the polymerase chain reaction (PCR ...

The discovery of Thermus aquaticus is far from where Brock's research ended. During a decade of research on hot springs and geysers at Yellowstone, Brock authored some 100 papers based on his work.

- Deinococcus radiodurans, the "indestructible" bacteria capable of withstanding radiation doses lethal to humans; - Thermus aquaticus, a thermophilic archaea thriving in hot springs above 70°C ...

Thomas Brock in 1992 at a hot spring in Yellowstone National Park. It was there, 26 years earlier, that he found Thermus aquaticus, a species of bacteria that would be used to develop the chemical ...

The enzyme derived from the Thermus aquaticus bacterium powers polymerase chain reaction, or PCR. It is a technique used routinely to take trace amounts of DNA and amplify it for identification or ...

"Being a thermophilic bacterium, i.e. living at 65C and above, Thermus is a good model organism for biochemical and especially structural work, because its proteins are very robust.

The genome sequence of Thermus thermophilus may provide new insights into heat-tolerant enzymes and metabolic pathways of biotechnological potential.

The enzyme derived from the Thermus aquaticus bacterium powers polymerase chain reaction, or PCR. It is a technique used routinely to take trace amounts of DNA and amplify it for identification or ...

He took samples of hot spring water back to his laboratory and cultured the bacteria found within them in conditions that mimicked the hot spring. He isolated a bacterium, which he called Thermus ...

The researchers were also able to grow the edible Thermus aquaticus at 158 degrees Fahrenheit. The temperature is high enough to kill most pathogens. Thermus aquaticus consists of 61 percent ...