Methanothermococcus is a genus of archaeans in the family Methanococcaceae. The cells are shaped like irregular bars and tend to be Gram-negative. They are mobile via polar flagella. They require acetate to grow.

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Scientific journals

  • KogaY; Morii H; Akagawa-Matsushita M; Ohga I (1998). . Biosci. Biotechnol. Biochem. 62 (2): 230–236. doi:. PMID.
  • Balch WE; Fox GE; Magrum LJ; Woses CR; etal. (1979). . Microbiol. Rev. 43 (2): 260–296. doi:. PMC. PMID.

Scientific books

  • Whitman, WB (2001). "Genus II. Methanothermococcus gen. nov.". In DR Boone; RW Castenholz (eds.). (2nded.). New York: Springer Verlag. ISBN978-0-387-98771-2.