Thermotoga hypogea | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | Thermotogae |
Order: | Thermotogales |
Family: | Thermotogaceae |
Genus: | Thermotoga |
Species: | T. hypogea |
Binomial name | |
Thermotoga hypogea Fardeau et al. 1997 |
Thermotoga hypogea is a hyperthermophilic organism that is a member of the order Thermotogales. It is thermophilic, xylanolytic, glucose-fermenting, strictly anaerobic and rod-shaped. The type strain of T. hypogea is SEBR 7054 (= DSM 11164).