| Name | Pyrodictium abyssi AV2 |
| Taxonomic ID | 54256 |
| Domain | Archaea |
| Phylum | Crenarchaeota |
| Class | Thermoprotei |
| Order | Desulfurococcales |
| Family | Pyrodictiaceae |
| Ecosystem | Aquatic |
| Environment | Hydrothermal vent |
| Energy Source | Chemolithoautotroph |
| Metabolism | fermentation |
| Extended Metabolism | Fermented carbohydrates, proteins, cell homogenates, acetate and formate. Isovalerate, isobutyrate, butanol and CO2 were detected as end products. Growth was stimulated by H2. In the presence of S°, H2S was formed. |
| Ion for Chemiosmosis | Na+ |
| Oxygen Requirement | Anaerobe |
| Min. pH | 4.7 |
| Max. pH | 7.1 |
| Avg. Opt. pH | 5.5 |
| Min. Temp. (°C) | 80.0 |
| Max. Temp. (°C) | 110.0 |
| Avg. Optimum Temp (°C) | 97.0 |
| Pressure for Opt. Temp. (kpa) | 300 |
| Optimum Pressure (Mpa) | .2-20 |
| Avg. Opt. salinity (%) | 0.02 |
| Note | - |
| Source | https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/ijsem/10.1099/ijsem.0.001201#tab2 |
| Additional_source | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0723202083800113?via%3Dihub |