Biology:Methanomethylovorans thermophila

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Short description: Species of archaeon


Methanomethylovorans thermophila
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M. thermophila
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Methanomethylovorans thermophila
Lomans et al. 2004

Methanomethylovorans thermophila is a species of thermophilic, methylotrophic methanogenic microbe. It is Gram-negative, and its type strain is L2FAWT (=DSM 17232T =ATCC BAA-1173T).[1] It was isolated from an anaerobic reactor in a laboratory. Its cells are Gram-negative, non-motile, and coccoid in form. It has been found to use methanol and methyl amines as substrates in the production of methane. It cannot use formiate, carbon dioxide with hydrogen, acetate, dimethyl sulfide, methanethiol, or propanol. As its name suggests, it is a thermophile, with an optimal growth temperature of 50 °C.[1]

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Further reading

  • Sneath, Peter HA, et al. Bergey's manual of systematic bacteriology. Volume 3. Williams & Wilkins, 2011.
  • Satyanarayana, Tulasi, Jennifer Littlechild, and Yutaka Kawarabayasi. "Thermophilic Microbes in Environmental and Industrial Biotechnology." *Anitori, Roberto Paul, ed. Extremophiles: Microbiology and Biotechnology. Horizon Scientific Press, 2012.
  • Coman, Cristian; Druga, Bogdan; Hegedua, Adriana; Sicora, Cosmin; Dragos, Nicolae (May 2013). "Archaeal and bacterial diversity in two hot spring microbial mats from a geothermal region in Romania". Extremophiles 17 (3): 523–534. doi:10.1007/s00792-013-0537-5. PMID 23568449. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q16985559 entry