________ is a strict anaerobe with an optimum growth temperature of 105 °C that grows chemolithotrophically on H2 with S0 as an electron receptor or chemoorganotrophically on complex mixtures of organic compounds

A) Pyrodictium
B) Pyrolobus
C) Pyrobaculum
D) Desulfurococcus


Answer: A

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