The species
T. volcanium, has been isolated from solfatarra fields throughout the world and is highly motile by multiple flagella.
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Genus Thermoplasma,
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Taken from the text Brock Biology of Microorganisms (10th ed.). Madigan, M.T., Martinko, J.M., and Parker, J. 2003. Prentice Hall. 457p.