Methanothermococcus

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Methanothermococcus
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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]

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  1. See the NCBI webpage on Methanothermococcus. Data extracted from the "NCBI taxonomy resources". National Center for Biotechnology Information . Retrieved 2007-03-19.
  2. David R. Boone; Richard W. Castenholz, eds. (2012-01-13). Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology. Vol. 1 (2 ed.). Springer Science & Business Media. p. 242. ISBN   978-0387216096 . Retrieved 2016-09-04.

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