Adjective
hyperthermophilic
of or relating to a hyperthermophile; living and thriving in an extremely hot environment
Extracellular membrane vesicles (MVs) might be involved in DNA transfer between different hyperthermophilic archaeal species. citation It has been shown that both plasmids citation and viral genomes can be transferred via MVs. Source: Internet
Cytoplasmic bridges are formed between cells that appear to be used for DNA transfer from one cell to another in either direction. citation Sulfolobus solfataricus and Sulfolobus acidocaldarius are hyperthermophilic archaea. Source: Internet
For example, hyperthermophilic bacteria have been found that grow at temperatures as high as 122 °C, citation which of course requires that their full complement of vital proteins and protein assemblies be stable at that temperature or above. Source: Internet