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Taxonomy
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The taxonomic placement of this genus within the root Universal Root.
The taxonomy from the rank of class and below is based upon currently published taxonomic opinion. For a complete taxonomy, refer to The Taxonomic Outline of Bacteria and Archaea, Release 7.7.
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Citation
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When referring to this Abstract, please use its Digital Object Identifier.
Taxon Abstract for the genus Methanothermococcus Whitman 2002. Retrieved . https://doi.org/10.1601/tx.160.
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Source File
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References
- Takai K, Inoue A, Horikoshi K. Methanothermococcus okinawensis sp. nov., a thermophilic, methane-producing archaeon isolated from a Western Pacific deep-sea hydrothermal vent system. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:1089-1095. https://doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.02106-0 [PubMed].
- Whitman WB. Genus II. Methanothermococcus gen. nov. In: Garrity GM, Boone DR, Castenholz RW (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, Second Edition, Volume 1, Springer, New York, 2001, p. 241-242.