"Ca. D. audaxviator" is able to form a bacterial endospore, safeguarding its DNA from heat, extreme pH, and the lack of water. A 2021 study reported further findings in West Siberia as in Death Valley, California. See also List of sequenced archaeal genomes AngloGold Ashanti, operator of the Mponeng gold mine List of bacterial orders List of bacteria genera Notes References Peptococcaceae Sulphophiles Lithophiles Monotypic bacteria genera Candidatus taxa