MeSH definition : A rod-shaped bacterium surrounded by a sheath-like structure which protrudes balloon-like
beyond the ends of the cell. It is thermophilic, with growth occurring at temperatures
as high as 90 degrees C. It is isolated from geothermally heated marine sediments
or hot springs. (From Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, 9th ed);
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermotoga maritima;
A rod-shaped bacterium surrounded by a sheath-like structure which protrudes balloon-like
beyond the ends of the cell. It is thermophilic, with growth occurring at temperatures
as high as 90 degrees C. It is isolated from geothermally heated marine sediments
or hot springs. (From Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, 9th ed)