Methanothermococcus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Archaea |
Kingdom: | Methanobacteriati |
Phylum: | Methanobacteriota |
Class: | Methanococci |
Order: | Methanococcales |
Family: | Methanococcaceae |
Genus: | Methanothermococcus Whitman 2002 |
Type species | |
Methanothermococcus thermolithotrophicus (Huber et al. 1984) Whitman 2002 | |
Species | |
Methanothermococcus is a genus of archaeans in the family Methanococcaceae. [1] The cells are shaped like irregular bars and tend to be Gram-negative. They are mobile via polar flagella. They require acetate to grow. [2]