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. 2015 Feb 27;15(2):141–161. doi: 10.1007/s10142-015-0433-4

Table 3.

Number of genomes found within each temperature range

Temperature range Number genomes
Mesophile 3173
Thermophile 171
Hyperthermophile 75
Psychrophile 36
Psychrotolerant 17
Psychrotrophic 6
Thermotolerant 3
Unknown 20,626

Source: IMG Metadata Categories, accessed 4 February 2015