Thermococcus chitonophagus

Tags: Archaea.

Thermococcus chitonophagus is a chitin-degrading hyperthermophilic archaeon isolated from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent. It is anaerobic round to slightly irregular coccus-shaped 1.2–2.5 μm in diameter and motile by means of a tuft of flagella.

class: Thermococci
domain: Archaea
family: Thermococcaceae
genus: Thermococcus
kingdom: Euryarchaeota
order: Thermococcales
phylum: Euryarchaeota

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