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Methanosaeta concilii

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Species of archaeon

Methanosaeta concilii
Scientific classification
Domain: Archaea
Phylum: Euryarchaeota
Class: Methanomicrobia
Order: Methanosarcinales
Family: Methanosaetaceae
Genus: Methanosaeta
Species: M. concilii
Binomial name
Methanosaeta concilii
(Patel 1985) Patel & Sprott 1990
Synonyms

Methanosaeta concilii is an archaeum in the disputed genus Methanosaeta. It is obligately anaerobic, gram-negative and non-motile. It is rod-shaped (length 2.5 to 6.0 μm) with flat ends. The cells are enclosed within a cross-striated sheath. The type strain is GP6 (= DSM 3671 = OGC 69 = NRC 2989 = ATCC 35969). Its genome has been sequenced.

See also

References

  1. Patel, G. B.; Sprott, G. D. (1990). "Methanosaeta concilii gen. nov., sp. nov. ("Methanothrix concilii") and Methanosaeta thermoacetophila nom. rev., comb. nov". International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology. 40 (1): 79–82. doi:10.1099/00207713-40-1-79. ISSN 0020-7713.
  2. Barber, R. D.; Zhang, L.; Harnack, M.; Olson, M. V.; Kaul, R.; Ingram-Smith, C.; Smith, K. S. (2011). "Complete Genome Sequence of Methanosaeta concilii, a Specialist in Aceticlastic Methanogenesis". Journal of Bacteriology. 193 (14): 3668–3669. doi:10.1128/JB.05031-11. ISSN 0021-9193. PMC 3133334. PMID 21571998.

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Taxon identifiers
Methanosaeta concilii


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