Domain Archaea Class Thermococci Phylum Euryarchaeota Rank Species | Kingdom Euryarchaeota Family Thermococcaceae Genus Pyrococcus Order Thermococcales | |
Similar Pyrococcus, Pyrococcus furiosus, Aeropyrum pernix, Methanocaldococcus jannaschii, Archaeoglobus | ||
Medical vocabulary what does pyrococcus horikoshii mean
Pyrococcus horikoshii is a hyperthermophilic, anaerobic archaeon, first isolated from hydrothermal fluid samples obtained at the Okinawa Trough vents at a depth of 1,395 metres (4,577 ft). It is obligately heterotrophic, cells are irregular cocci with a tuft of flagella, growing optimally at 98 °C, sulphur greatly enhancing its growth.
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