Thiococcus

{{short description|Genus of bacteria}}

{{Taxobox

| domain = Bacteria

| phylum = Pseudomonadota

| classis = Gammaproteobacteria

| ordo = Chromatiales

| familia = Chromatiaceae

| genus = Thiococcus

| genus_authority = Imhoff et al. 1998{{cite journal |title=Thiococcus |journal=LPSN |url=https://lpsn.dsmz.de/genus/thiococcus}}

| type_species = Thiococcus pfennigii

| subdivision_ranks = Species

| subdivision = T. pfennigii

| synonyms =

}}

Thiococcus is a Gram-negative, non‐motile, obligately phototrophic and strictly anaerobic genus of bacteria from the family of Chromatiaceae with one known species (Thiococcus pfennigii).{{cite journal |last1=Imhoff |first1=Johannes F. |title=Thiococcus |journal=Bergey's Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria |date=2015 |pages=1–6 |doi=10.1002/9781118960608.gbm01117 |publisher=American Cancer Society |isbn=9781118960608 |language=en}}{{cite journal |title=Thiococcus |website=www.uniprot.org |url=https://www.uniprot.org/taxonomy/85078}}{{cite journal |last1=Parker |first1=Charles Thomas |last2=Wigley |first2=Sarah |last3=Garrity |first3=George M |editor2-first=George M |editor2-last=Garrity |editor1-first=Charles Thomas |editor1-last=Parker |title=Taxonomic Abstract for the genera. |date=16 April 2009 |doi=10.1601/tx.2130 |publisher=NamesforLife, LLC |language=en}}{{cite book |last1=Brenner |first1=Don J. |last2=Krieg |first2=Noel R. |last3=Staley |first3=James R. |title=Bergey's Manual® of Systematic Bacteriology: Volume 2: The Proteobacteria, Part B: The Gammaproteobacteria |date=2007 |publisher=Springer Science & Business Media |isbn=9780387280226 |page=28 |language=en}} Thiococcus pfennigii was first isolated from salt marshes.{{cite journal |title=Details: DSM-226 |website=www.dsmz.de |url=https://www.dsmz.de/catalogues/details/culture/DSM-226.html}}