Thermococcus

"Thermococcus" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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A genus of extremely thermophilic heterotrophic archaea, in the family THERMOCOCCACEAE, occurring in heated sea flows. They are anaerobic chemoorganotropic sulfidogens.

Descriptor ID	D019712
MeSH Number(s)	B02.200.825.800.800
Concept/Terms	Thermococcus Thermococcus

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Organisms [B]
Archaea [B02]
Euryarchaeota [B02.200]
Thermococcales [B02.200.825]
Thermococcaceae [B02.200.825.800]
Thermococcus [B02.200.825.800.800]

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