Domain Archaea Class Thermococci Phylum Euryarchaeota Rank Species | Kingdom Euryarchaeota Family Thermococcaceae Genus Pyrococcus Order Thermococcales | |
Similar Pyrococcus, Pyrococcus furiosus, Aeropyrum pernix, Thermococcales, Thermococcus | ||
Medical vocabulary what does pyrococcus abyssi mean
Pyrococcus abyssi is a hyperthermophilic archaeon isolated from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent in the North Fiji basin at 2,000 metres (6,600 ft). It is anaerobic, sulfurmetabolizing, gram-negative, coccus-shaped and highly motile. Its optimum growth temperature is 96 °C. Its type strain is GE5 (CNCM I-1302).
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