Methanothermococcus okinawensis

Updated on Dec 27, 2024

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Domain Archaea Class Methanococci Phylum Euryarchaeota Rank Species		Kingdom Euryarchaeota Family Methanococcaceae Genus Methanothermococcus Order Methanococcales
Similar Methanotorris, Ignisphaera, Methanocorpusculum

Methanothermococcus okinawensis is a thermophilic, methane-producing archaeon first isolated from deep-sea hydrothermal vent on the western Pacific Ocean. Its cells are highly motile, irregular cocci, with a polar bundle of flagella. Its type strain is IH1^T (=JCM 11175^T =DSM 14208^T).

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