Thermococcales | |
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Pyrococcus furiosus | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Archaea |
Kingdom: | Methanobacteriati |
Phylum: | Methanobacteriota |
Class: | Thermococci |
Order: | Thermococcales Zillig et al. 1988 [1] |
Family | |
The Thermococcales are an order of microbes within the class Thermococci. [2] The species within the Thermococcales are used in laboratories as model organisms. [3] All these species are strict anaerobes and can ferment sugars as sources of carbon, but they also need elemental sulfur. [4]