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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References
edit- ^ a b B. Jiang; S. N. Parshina; W. van Doesburg; B. P. Lomans; A. J. M. Stams (2005-11-01). "Methanomethylovorans thermophila sp. nov., a thermophilic, methylotrophic methanogen from an anaerobic reactor fed with methanol" (PDF). International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 55 (6): 2465–2470. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.63818-0. ISSN 1466-5026. PMID 16280511.
Further reading
edit- 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. S2CID 18302595.
External links
edit- "Methanomethylovorans thermophila" at the Encyclopedia of Life
- LPSN
- Type strain of Methanomethylovorans thermophila at BacDive - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
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