Thermus aquaticus Thomas Brock Chemoheterotroph Strict aerobe Topt 70C Isolated in Yellowstone in 1969 By Thomas Brock Kerry Mullis Nobel Prize "Great Taq Rip-offThermus aquaticus Chemoheterotroph Strict aerobe Topt = 70°C Isolated in Yellowstone in 1969 By Thomas Brock Kerry Mullis Nobel Prize "Great Taq Rip-off" Thomas Brock