In taxonomy, Methanothermococcus is a genus of the 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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Methanothermococcus

Whitman 2002
Type species
Methanothermococcus thermolithotrophicus
(Huber et al. 1984) Whitman 2002
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  1. ^ See the NCBI webpage on Methanothermococcus. Data extracted from the "NCBI taxonomy resources". National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved 2007-03-19.
  2. ^ David R. Boone; Richard W. Castenholz, eds. (2012-01-13). Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology. Vol. 1 (2 ed.). Springer Science & Business Media. p. 242. ISBN 978-0387216096. Retrieved 2016-09-04.

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