Thermococcaceae
Sign in to saveThermococcaceae is a family of archaeans in the order Thermococcales. Almost all species within the three genera of Thermococcaceae were isolated from hydrothermal vents in the ocean. All are strictly anaerobes.
Species
FAMILY
- KingdomArchaea
- PhylumMethanobacteriota_B
- ClassThermococci
- OrderThermococcales
- FamilyThermococcaceae
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Research
2,906 papers- Structural basis of archaeal FttA-dependent transcription termination.Nature · 2024
- A sequence-specific RNA acetylation catalyst.Nucleic acids research · 2025
- PfAgo-Based Zika Virus Detection.Viruses · 2024
- RNase W, a conserved ribonuclease family with a novel active site.Nucleic acids research · 2024
- PCR-based identification of hyperthermophilic archaea of the family Thermococcaceae.Applied and environmental microbiology · 2004
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Thermococcaceae is a family of archaeans in the order Thermococcales. Almost all species within the three genera of Thermococcaceae were isolated from hydrothermal vents in the ocean. All are strictly anaerobes.
==Phylogeny== The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) and the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).
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