In taxonomy, Methanomethylovorans is a genus of microorganisms with the family Methanosarcinaceae.[1] This genus was first described in 1999. The species within it generally live in freshwater environments, including rice paddies, freshwater sediments and contaminated soil. They produce methane from methanol, methylamines, dimethyl sulfide and methanethiol. With the exception of M. thermophila, which has an optimal growth temperature of 50 °C, these species are mesophiles and do not tend to grow at temperatures above 40 °C.[2]

Methanomethylovorans
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Methanomethylovorans

Lomans et al. 2004
Type species
Methanomethylovorans hollandica
Lomans et al. 2004
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The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN)[3] and National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).[1]

16S rRNA based LTP_06_2022[4][5][6]
Methanomethylovorans

M. thermophila Jiang et al. 2005

M. hollandica Lomans et al. 2004

M. uponensis Cha et al. 2014

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References

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  1. ^ a b Sayers; et al. "Methanomethylovorans". National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) taxonomy database. Retrieved 2022-06-05.
  2. ^ B. Jiang; S. N. Parshina; W. van Doesburg; B. P. Lomans; A. J. M. Stams (November 2015). "Methanomethylovorans thermophila sp. nov., a thermophilic, methylotrophic methanogen from an anaerobic reactor fed with methanol". Int J Syst Evol Microbiol. 55 (6): 2465–2470. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.63818-0. PMID 16280511.
  3. ^ J.P. Euzéby. "Methanomethylovorans". List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN). Retrieved 2021-11-17.
  4. ^ "The LTP". Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  5. ^ "LTP_all tree in newick format". Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  6. ^ "LTP_06_2022 Release Notes" (PDF). Retrieved 10 May 2023.

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