of higher species to improve DNA repair and reduce cellular aging. Etymology Thermococcus: Greek feminine noun thermê (θέρμη), heat; new Latin masculine noun coccus (from Greek masculine noun kokkos (κόκκος), berry), coccus; new Latin masculine noun Thermococcus, coccus existing in hot environment. gammatolerans: Gr. gamma (γάμμα), referring to gamma rays; Latin participle adjective tolerans, tolerating; Neolatin participle adjective gammatolerans, referring to its ability to tolerate high levels of γ-rays. References Further reading External links Type strain of Thermococcus gammatolerans at BacDive - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase Euryarchaeota Archaea described in 2003 Radiodurants Sulphophiles Thermophiles