Methanothermobacter

In taxonomy, Methanothermobacter is a genus of the Methanobacteriaceae.[1] The species within this genus are thermophilic and grow best at temperatures between 55 °C and 65 °C. They use carbon dioxide and hydrogen as substrates to produce methane for energy.[2]

Methanothermobacter
Methanothermobacter thermautotrophicus
Scientific classification
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Methanothermobacter
Binomial name
Methanobacter
Wasserfallen et al. 2000
Species
  • M. defluvii
  • M. marburgensis
  • M. thermautotrophicus
  • M. thermoflexus
  • M. thermophilus
  • M. wolfeii
Synonyms
  • Methanobacter Boone et al. 1993

References

  1. See the NCBI webpage on Methanothermobacter. Data extracted from the "NCBI taxonomy resources". National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved 2007-03-19.
  2. Stanley Falkow; Eugene Rosenberg; Karl-Heinz Schleifer; Erko Stackebrandt, eds. (2006-10-10). The Prokaryotes. 3. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 241. ISBN 0387254935. Retrieved 2016-08-30.

Further reading

Scientific journals

Scientific books

  • Boone DR; Whitman WB; Rouviere P (1994). "Diversity and taxonomy of methanogens". In JG Ferry (ed.). Methanogenesis: Ecology, Physiology, Biochemistry & Genetics. New York: Chapman & Hall. pp. 35–80. ISBN 978-0-412-03531-9.


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