It consists of two species, the first, G. ahangari, isolated from the Guaymas Basin hydrothermal system located deep within the Gulf of California. As a hyperthermophile, it grows best at a temperature of 88 °C and cannot grow at temperatures below 65 °C or above 90 °C. It possess an S-layer cell wall and a single flagellum.
This includes two strains: the first is G. ahangari, identified in the Guaymas Basin hydrothermal system located deep within the Gulf of California. As an extremophile, it thrives at 88 °C and cannot grow below 65 °C or above 90 °C. It has an S-layer cell wall and one flagellum.