Biology:Methanoplanus
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Short description: Genus of archaea
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| Genus: | Methanoplanus Wildgruber et al. 1984
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| Methanoplanus limicolus corrig. Wildgruber et al. 1984
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In taxonomy, Methanoplanus is a genus of the Methanomicrobiaceae,[1] comprising three species of methanogenic, or methane-producing, archaea. The cells are irregular coccoid in shape, tend to stain Gram-negative and do not form endospores.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ See the NCBI webpage on Methanoplanus. Data extracted from the "NCBI taxonomy resources". National Center for Biotechnology Information. http://ftp.ncbi.nih.gov/pub/taxonomy/. Retrieved 2007-03-19.
- ↑ John G. Holt, ed (1994). Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology. 1. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. p. 722. ISBN 978-0683006032. https://books.google.com/books?id=jtMLzaa5ONcC&q=%22genus+Methanoplanus%22&pg=PA722. Retrieved 2016-08-15.
Further reading
Scientific journals
- Wildgruber G; Thomm M Konig H; Ober K; Ricchiuto T et al. (1982). "Methanoplanus limicola, a plate-shaped methanogen representing a novel family, the Methanoplanaceae". Arch. Microbiol. 132: 31–36. doi:10.1007/BF00690813. https://epub.uni-regensburg.de/10980/1/ubr04650_ocr.pdf.
- Balch WE; Fox GE; Magrum LJ; Woses CR et al. (1979). "Methanogens: reevaluation of a unique biological group". Microbiol. Rev. 43 (2): 260–296. doi:10.1128/MMBR.43.2.260-296.1979. PMID 390357.
Scientific books
Scientific databases
- PubMed references for Methanoplanus
- PubMed Central references for Methanoplanus
- Google Scholar references for Methanoplanus
External links
- NCBI taxonomy page for Methanoplanus
- Search Tree of Life taxonomy pages for Methanoplanus
- Search Species2000 page for Methanoplanus
- MicrobeWiki page for Methanoplanus
- LPSN page for Methanoplanus
Wikidata ☰ Q4044131 entry
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