Thiococcus
| Thiococcus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Pseudomonadati |
| Phylum: | Pseudomonadota |
| Class: | Gammaproteobacteria |
| Order: | Chromatiales |
| Family: | Chromatiaceae |
| Genus: | Thiococcus Imhoff et al. 1998 |
| Type species | |
| Thiococcus pfennigii | |
| Species | |
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T. pfennigii | |
Thiococcus is a Gram-negative, non‐motile, obligately phototrophic and strictly anaerobic genus of bacteria from the family of Chromatiaceae with one known species (Thiococcus pfennigii). Thiococcus pfennigii was first isolated from salt marshes.