TEMPURA

TEMPURA provides a curated database of minimum, optimum, and maximum growth temperatures for 8,639 prokaryotic strains to support studies of thermal adaptation, microbial ecology, and evolutionary biology.

Key Features:

• Extensive Temperature Data: Contains minimum, optimum, and maximum growth temperatures for each listed prokaryotic strain.
• Taxonomic Integration: Entries are linked to taxonomy IDs to enable taxon-resolved comparative and phylogenetic analyses.
• Phylogenetic Context: Includes phylogenetic information to examine the evolution of growth temperature traits within and between prokaryotic lineages.
• Genomic Information Linkage: Associates growth temperature data with available genomic information to support investigations of genetic bases of thermal adaptation.

Scientific Applications:

• Biotechnological Research: Supports identification of extremophilic strains and enzymes operating at specific temperatures for industrial applications.
• Physiological Diversity Studies: Enables analysis of thermal tolerance and physiological diversity across prokaryotic species and strains.
• Phylogenetic and Evolutionary Biology: Facilitates tracing lineage-specific adaptations and evolutionary patterns related to temperature tolerance.

Methodology:

Compiled growth temperature data from various scientific sources to curate entries.