Methanohalophilus Explained

In taxonomy, Methanohalophilus is a genus of the Methanosarcinaceae.

The species are strictly anaerobic and live solely through the production of methane, using methyl compounds as substrates. The genus Methanohalophilus contains three moderately halophilic species, Methanohalophilus mahii isolated from Utah's Great Salt Lake in the United States, Methanohalophilus halophilus isolated from Shark Bay in Australia, and Methanohalophilus portucalensis isolated from a salt pan in Portugal.^[1] It also contains Methanohalophilus oregonese, which is alkaliphilic.^[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

• Methanogen
• List of Archaea genera

Further reading

Scientific journals

• Katayama. Taiki. Yoshioka. Hideyoshi. Mochimaru. Hanako. Methanohalophilus levihalophilus sp. nov., a slightly halophilic, methylotrophic methanogen isolated from natural gas-bearing deep aquifers, and emended description of the genus Methanohalophilus. 24670897 . 10.1099/ijs.0.063677-0 . 64. Pt 6. 2014. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 2089–93. 206182091. free.
• 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 . International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology. 45 . 554 - 559 . 8590683 . 10.1099/00207713-45-3-554 . 3. free .
• Paterek JR . Smith PH . 1988 . Methanohalophilus mahii gen. nov., sp. nov., a methylotrophic halophilic methanogen . International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology. 38 . 122 - 123 . 10.1099/00207713-38-1-122 . free .
• Sowers KR . Johnson JL . Ferry JG . 1984 . Phylogenic relationships among the methylotrophic methane-producing bacteria and emendation of the family Methanosarcinaceae . International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology. 34 . 4 . 444 - 450 . 10.1099/00207713-34-4-444 . free .
• 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.
• Buchanan . RE . 1960 . Chemical terminology and microbiological nomenclature . International Bulletin of Bacteriological Nomenclature and Taxonomy. 10 . 16 - 22 . 10.1099/0096266X-10-1-16 . free .
• Spring S . Scheuner C . Lapidus A . etal . 2010 . The genome sequence of Methanohalophilus mahii SLP(T) reveals differences in the energy metabolism among members of the Methanosarcinaceae inhabiting freshwater and saline environments . Archaea . 690737 . 21234345 . 3017947 . 10.1155/2010/690737 . 2010. free .

Scientific books

• Book: Boone, DR . 2001 . Genus IV. Methanohalophilus Paterek and Smith 1988, 122VP . Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology Volume 1: The Archaea and the deeply branching and phototrophic Bacteria . 2nd . DR Boone . RW Castenholz . . New York . 978-0-387-98771-2 . registration . https://archive.org/details/bergeysmanualofs00boon .

External links

• Type strain of Methanohalophilus portucalensis at BacDive - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase

Notes and References

1. Book: Koki Horikoshi. Garabed Antranikian. Alan T. Bull. Frank T. Robb. Karl O. Stetter. Extremophiles Handbook. Springer Science and Business Media. 8 December 2010. 2016-08-08. 260. 978-4431538974.
2. Book: The Prokaryotes. Stanley Falkow. Eugene Rosenberg. Karl-Heinz Schleifer. Erko Stackebrandt. 3. 246. Springer Science and Business Media. 0387254935. 2006-02-10. 2016-08-08.
3. Web site: J.P. Euzéby . Methanohalophilus . 2021-11-17 . List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN).
4. Web site: Sayers. et al.. Methanohalophilus . 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.