Methanococcoides Explained

In taxonomy, Methanococcoides is a genus of the Methanosarcinaceae.

Methanococcoides species are methanogens entirely dependent on methylated compounds for nutrition. The type species of Methanococcoides is Methanococcoides methylutens.^{[1] [2]}

Phylogeny

The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN)^[3] and National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).^[4]

See also

• List of Archaea genera

Further reading

• Springer E . Sachs MS . Woese CR . Boone DR . 1995 . Partial gene sequences for the A subunit of methyl-coenzyme M reductase (mcrI) as a phylogenetic tool for the family Methanosarcinaceae . Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. . 45 . 554 - 559 . 8590683 . 10.1099/00207713-45-3-554 . 3. free .
• Sowers KR . Johnson JL . Ferry JG . 1984 . Phylogenic relationships among the methylotrophic methane-producing bacteria and emendation of the family Methanosarcinaceae . Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. . 34 . 4 . 444 - 450 . 10.1099/00207713-34-4-444 . free .
• Sowers KR . Ferry JG . 1983 . Isolation and characterization of a methylotrophic marine methanogen, Methanococcoides methylutens gen. nov., sp. nov . Appl. Environ. Microbiol. . 45 . 684 - 690 . 16346215 . 2 . 10.1128/AEM.45.2.684-690.1983 . 242344. 1983ApEnM..45..684S .
• Balch WE . Fox GE . Magrum LJ . Woses CR . 4 . Wolfe RS . 1979 . Methanogens: reevaluation of a unique biological group . Microbiol. Rev. . 43 . 260 - 296 . 390357 . 2 . 281474 . 10.1128/MMBR.43.2.260-296.1979.

Notes and References

1. Yue Guan. David K. Ngugi. Jochen Blom. Shahjahan Ali. James G. Ferry. Ulrich Stingl. Draft Genome Sequence of an Obligately Methylotrophic Methanogen, Methanococcoides methylutens, Isolated from Marine Sediment. Genome Announcements. 4239356. 10.1128/genomeA.01184-14. 20 November 2014. 2. 6. e01184-14. 25414501.
2. Book: D.R. Boone . etal. 2001. Order III: methanosarcinales. "Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology". vol. 1, 2nd. New York. Springer.
3. Web site: J.P. Euzéby . Methanococcoides . 2021-11-17 . List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN).
4. Web site: Sayers. et al.. Methanococcoides . 2022-06-05 . National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) taxonomy database.
5. Web site: The LTP . 10 May 2023.
6. Web site: LTP_all tree in newick format. 10 May 2023.
7. Web site: LTP_06_2022 Release Notes. 10 May 2023.
8. Web site: GTDB release 08-RS214 . Genome Taxonomy Database. 10 May 2023.
9. Web site: ar53_r214.sp_label . Genome Taxonomy Database. 10 May 2023.
10. Web site: Taxon History . Genome Taxonomy Database. 10 May 2023.