Biology:Methanosphaera stadtmaniae

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Short description: Species of archaeon

Methanosphaera stadtmaniae
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Archaea
Kingdom: Euryarchaeota
Class: Methanobacteria
Order: Methanobacteriales
Family: Methanobacteriaceae
Genus: Methanosphaera
Species:
M. stadtmanae
Binomial name
Methanosphaera stadtmanae
Miller & Wollin, 1985

Methanosphaera stadtmanae is a methanogen archaeon. It is a non-motile, Gram-positive, spherical-shaped organism that obtains energy by using hydrogen to reduce methanol to methane. It does not possess cytochromes and is part of the large intestine's biota.[1][2][3][4][5] [6]

References

  1. Miller, Terry L.; Wolin, Meyer J. (1985). "Methanosphaera stadtmaniae gen. nov., sp. nov.: a species that forms methane by reducing methanol with hydrogen". Archives of Microbiology 141 (2): 116–122. doi:10.1007/BF00423270. ISSN 0302-8933. PMID 3994486. 
  2. Aminov, Rustam (2013). "Role of archaea in human disease". Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology 3 (42): 42. doi:10.3389/fcimb.2013.00042. PMID 23964350. 
  3. Lurie-Weinberger, Mor; Gophna, Uri (June 11, 2015). "Archaea in and on the Human Body: Health Implications and Future Directions". PLOS Pathogens 11 (6): e1004833. doi:10.1371/journal.ppat.1004833. PMID 26066650. 
  4. F. Fricke, Wolfgang; Seedorf, Henning; Henne, Anke; Kruer, Markus; Liesegang, Heiko; Hedderich, Reiner; Gottschalk, Gerhard; K. Thauer, Rudolf (January 2006). "The Genome Sequence of Methanosphaera stadtmanae Reveals Why This Human Intestinal Archaeon Is Restricted to Methanol and H2 for Methane Formation and ATP Synthesis". Journal of Bacteriology 188 (2): 642–658. doi:10.1128/jb.188.2.642-658.2006. PMID 16385054. 
  5. Lecours, Pascale Blais; Marsolais, David; Cormier, Yvon; Berberi, Marie; Hache, Chantal; Bourdages, Raymond; Duchaine, Caroline (February 3, 2014). "Increased Prevalence of Methanosphaera stadtmanae in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases". PLOS ONE 9 (2): e87734. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0087734. PMID 24498365. Bibcode2014PLoSO...987734B. 
  6. Bang, Corrina; Weidenbach, Katrin; Gutsmann, Thomas; Heine, Holger; Schmitz, Ruth (June 10, 2014). "The Intestinal Archaea Methanosphaera stadtmanae and Methanobrevibacter smithii Activate Human Dendritic Cells". PLOS ONE 9 (6): e99411. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0099411. PMID 24915454. Bibcode2014PLoSO...999411B. 

Further reading

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q16985572 entry