Methanocorpusculaceae

In taxonomy, the Methanocorpusculaceae are a family of microbes within the order Methanomicrobiales.[1] It contains exactly one genus, Methanocorpusculum. The species within Methanocorpusculum were first isolated from anaerobic digesters and anaerobic wastewater treatment plants. In the wild, they prefer freshwater environments. Unlike many other methanogenic archaea, they do not require high temperatures or extreme salt concentrations to live and grow.[2]

Methanocorpusculaceae
Scientific classification
Domain:
Archaea
Kingdom:
Euryarchaeota
Phylum:
Euryarchaeota
Class:
Methanomicrobia
Order:
Methanomicrobiales
Family:
Methanocorpusculaceae
Binomial name
Methanocorpusculaceae
Zellner et al. 1989
Genus

Nomenclature

The name Methanocorpusculaceae has Latin roots. Overall, it means family of bodies that produce methane.[3]

Description and metabolism

The cells within this species are coccoid, small and irregular. They are Gram-negatives and not very motile. They reduce carbon dioxide to methane using hydrogen, but they can also use formate and secondary alcohols. They cannot use acetate or methylamines. They grow most quickly at 30–40 °C.[3]

References
  1. See the NCBI webpage on Methanocorpusculaceae. Data extracted from the "NCBI taxonomy resources". National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved 2007-03-19.
  2. Oren, Aharon (19 October 2014). "The Family Methanocorpusculaceae". The Prokaryotes. Springer: 225–230. doi:10.1007/978-3-642-38954-2_314.
  3. David R. Boone; Richard W. Castenholz, eds. (2001). Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology. 1 (1 ed.). p. 262. doi:10.1007/978-0-387-21609-6. ISBN 978-1-4419-3159-7. Retrieved 2016-07-31.

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