Methanothermococcus
Genus of archaea
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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]
| Methanothermococcus | |
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| Phase-contrast photos of Methanothermococcus thermolithotrophicus type strain SN 1. Scale bar 5 um. | |
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 | |
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