Thermococcus hydrothermalis

Thermococcus hydrothermalis
Scientific classification
Domain: Archaea
Kingdom: Euryarchaeota
Phylum: Euryarchaeota
Class: Thermococci
Order: Thermococcales
Family: Thermococcaceae
Genus: Thermococcus
Species: T. hydrothermalis
Binomial name
Thermococcus hydrothermalis
Godfroy et al. 1997

Thermococcus hydrothermalis is a hyperthermophilic archaeon. It is strictly anaerobic, coccus-shaped, and its cells range from 0.8 to 2 μm in diameter, with type strain AL662T.[1]

References

  1. Godfroy, A.; Lesongeur, F.; Raguenes, G.; Querellou, J.; Antoine, E.; Meunier, J.-R.; Guezennec, J.; Barbier, G. (1997). "Thermococcus hydrothermalis sp. nov., a New Hyperthermophilic Archaeon Isolated from a Deep-Sea Hydrothermal Vent". International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology. 47 (3): 622–626. doi:10.1099/00207713-47-3-622. ISSN 0020-7713.

Further reading

Godany, Andrej; Majzlova, Katarina; Viera, Horvathova; Vidova, Barbora; Janecek, Stefan (June 2010). "Tyrosine 39 of GH13 alpha-amylase from Thermococcus hydrothermalis contributes to its thermostability". Biologia (Bratislava). 65 (3): 408–415. doi:10.2478/s11756-010-0030-x. Retrieved 13 November 2014. 


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