Domain Archaea Class Thermococci Phylum Euryarchaeota Rank Species | Kingdom Euryarchaeota Family Thermococcaceae Genus Thermococcus Order Thermococcales | |
Similar Thermococcus, Thermococcales, Thermococcus litoralis, Thermococcus barophilus, Thermococcus gammatolerans | ||
Thermococcus profundus is a hyperthermophilic archaeon isolated from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent. It is coccoid-shaped with 1–2 μm in diameter, designated as strain DT5432.
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