Details for Thermococcus waiotapuensis

Thermococcus is a spherical hyperthermophilic euryarchaeote indigenous to anoxic thermal waters in various locations throughout the world. The spherical cells contain a tuft of polar flagella and are thus highly motile. Thermococcus is an obligately anaerobic chemoorganotroph that grows on proteins and other complex organic mixtures (including some sugars) with S⁰ as electron acceptor at temperatures from 70-95°C.