Despite ether-linked lipids being a hallmark of the Archaea, the thermophilic sulfate- reducing bacteria in ________ also contain ether-linked lipids, which suggests they may be more closely related to Archaea than many other groups in Bacteria

A) Aquifex
B) Thermodesulfobacterium
C) Thermus
D) Verrucomicrobium


Answer: B

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