Thermococcales

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Order:Thermococcales
Zillig et al. 1988[1]
Thermococcales
Pyrococcus furiosus
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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]

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