Multiple Choice
One unusual feature of Pyrococcus is that
A) it incorporates carbon dioxide via the acetyl-CoA pathway.
B) it is very motile due to a tuft of polar archaealla.
C) it incorporates carbon dioxide via the reverse citric acid cycle.
D) it is a thermophilic aerobic chemoorganotroph that uses elemental sulfur.
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