| Thermotoga hypogea | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Thermotogae |
| Order: | Thermotogales |
| Family: | Thermotogaceae |
| Genus: | Thermotoga |
| Species: | T. hypogea |
| Binomial name | |
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Thermotoga hypogea Fardeau et al. 1997 |
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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).