Tags: Archaea.
Pyrococcus abyssi is a hyperthermophilic archaeon isolated from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent in the North Fiji basin at 2000 metres (6600 ft). It is anaerobic sulfurmetabolizing gram-negative coccus-shaped and highly motile. Its optimum growth temperature is 96°C. Its type strain is GE5 (CNCM I-1302).