Methanococcus maripaludis

Methanococcus maripaludis is a species of methanogen. It is anaerobic, weakly motile, non-spore-forming, Gram-negative, and a pleomorphic coccoid-rod averaging 1.2 by 1.6 μm is size.[1] Its genome has been sequenced.[2]

Methanococcus maripaludis
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Methanococcus maripaludis

Jones et al. 1984

References

  1. Jones, W. Jack; Paynter, M. J. B.; Gupta, R. (1983). "Characterization of Methanococcus maripaludis sp. nov., a new methanogen isolated from salt marsh sediment". Archives of Microbiology. 135 (2): 91–97. doi:10.1007/BF00408015. ISSN 0302-8933.
  2. E. L. Hendrickson; R. Kaul; Y. Zhou; D. Bovee; P. Chapman; J. Chung; E. Conway de Macario; J. A. Dodsworth; W. Gillett; D. E. Graham; M. Hackett; A. K. Haydock; A. Kang; M. L. Land; R. Levy; T. J. Lie; T. A. Major; B. C. Moore; I. Porat; A. Palmeiri; G. Rouse; C. Saenphimmachak; D. Soll; S. Van Dien; T. Wang; W. B. Whitman; Q. Xia; Y. Zhang; F. W. Larimer; M. V. Olson & J. A. Leigh (October 2004). "Complete genome sequence of the genetically tractable hydrogenotrophic methanogen Methanococcus maripaludis". Journal of Bacteriology. 186 (20): 6956–6969. doi:10.1128/JB.186.20.6956-6969.2004. PMC 522202. PMID 15466049.

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