Thermococcus litoralis

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;"|Thermococcus litoralis
;" | Scientific classification
Domain: Archaea
Kingdom: Archaebacteria
Phylum: Euryarchaeota
Class: Thermococci
Order: Thermococcales
Family: Thermococcaceae
Genus: Thermococcus
Species: T. litoralis
Binomial name
Thermococcus litoralis

Thermococcus Litoralis is a species of Archea.

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[edit] Location

Thermococcus Litoralis grows near and around deep-sea smoker vents.

[edit] Reproduction

Thermococcus Litoralis tends to reproduce best in tempuratures between 85 and 88 Degrees Celcius[1].Unlike most hyperthermophilic archea, Thermococcus Litoralis doesn’t need sulphur to grow [2].

[edit] Industrial Use

Thermococcus litoralis is used as a source of the enzyme DNA polymerase[3].

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