Thermotoga naphthophila

Thermotoga naphthophila
Scientific classification
Domain: Bacteria
Kingdom: Thermotogati
Phylum: Thermotogota
Class: Thermotogae
Order: Thermotogales
Family: Thermotogaceae
Genus: Thermotoga
Species:
T. naphthophila
Binomial name
Thermotoga naphthophila
Takahata et al. 2001

Thermotoga naphthophila is a hyperthermophilic, anaerobic, non-spore-forming, rod-shaped fermentative heterotroph, with type strain RKU-10T.[1]

  1. ^ Y. Takahata; M. Nishijima; T. Hoaki & T. Maruyama (September 2001). "Thermotoga petrophila sp. nov. and Thermotoga naphthophila sp. nov., two hyperthermophilic bacteria from the Kubiki oil reservoir in Niigata, Japan". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 51 (Pt 5): 1901–1909. doi:10.1099/00207713-51-5-1901. PMID 11594624.