| Thermococcus |
| Morphology | Thermococcus |
| CELLULAR |
| Staining | |
| Morphology | Cocci occurring singly and in pairs, about 1 um in diameter. |
| Motility | Monopolar, polytrichous flagella |
| Specialized structures |
| Division |
| COLONIAL |
| Solid surface |
| Liquid |
| Growth Parameters | Thermococcus |
| PHYSIOLOGICAL |
| Tropism | Chemoorganotrophic |
| Oxygen | Strictly anaerobic |
| pH | |
| Temperature | |
| Requirements | |
| Products | Reduce sulfur (S`) to H2S when oxidizing organic carbon sources for energy in the presence of sulfur |
| Enzymes | |
| Unique features |
| ENVIRONMENTAL |
| Habitat | |
| Lifestyle | |
| Pathogenicity |
| Distribution |
| Genome | Thermococcus |
| G+C Mol % |
| Reference | Thermococcus |
| First citation | Zillig in Zillig. W., I. Holz, D. Janekovic, W. Schafer and W.D. Reiter. 1983. The archaebacterium Thermococcus celer represents a novel genus within the thermophilic branch of the archaebacteria. Syst. Appl. Microbiol 4: 88-94 |
| The Prokaryotes | |
| Bergey's Systematatic | p 2237 W. Zillig |
| Bergey's Determinative | p 752 |
| References |