Domain Archaea Class Thermococci Phylum Euryarchaeota Rank Species | Kingdom Euryarchaeota Family Thermococcaceae Genus Thermococcus Order Thermococcales | |
Similar Thermococcus, Thermococcales, Thermococcus barophilus, Thermococcus litoralis, Thermococcus gammatolerans |
Thermococcus peptonophilus is a fast-growing hyperthermophilic archaeon. It is coccus-shaped, obligately anaerobic and about 0.7–2 μm in diameter.
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Thermococcus peptonophilus Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA