Biology:Methanimicrococcus

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Short description: Genus of archaea

Methanimicrococcus
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Methanimicrococcus

corrig. Sprenger et al. 2000
Type species
Methanimicrococcus blatticola
corrig. Sprenger et al. 2000
Species
  • M. blatticola

In taxonomy, Methanimicrococcus is a genus of the Methanosarcinaceae.[1] The members of this genus have been found in pharmaceutical wastewater, and they can contribute to the degradation of organic contaminants.[2]

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References

  1. See the NCBI webpage on Methanimicrococcus. Data extracted from the "NCBI taxonomy resources". National Center for Biotechnology Information. http://ftp.ncbi.nih.gov/pub/taxonomy/. Retrieved 2007-03-19. 
  2. K.K. Ng; X. Shi; S.L. Ong; H.Y. Ng (2016). "Pyrosequencing reveals microbial community profile in anaerobic bio-entrapped membrane reactor for pharmaceutical wastewater treatment.". Bioresour Technol 200: 1076–9. doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2015.10.100. PMID 26577579. 

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Wikidata ☰ Q4044096 entry