Methanomethylovorans Explained

In taxonomy, Methanomethylovorans is a genus of microorganisms with the family Methanosarcinaceae. This genus was first described in 1999. The species within it generally live in freshwater environments, including rice paddies, freshwater sediments and contaminated soil. They produce methane from methanol, methylamines, dimethyl sulfide and methanethiol. With the exception of M. thermophila, which has an optimal growth temperature of 50 °C, these species are mesophiles and do not tend to grow at temperatures above 40 °C.^[1]

Phylogeny

The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN)^[2] and National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).^[3]

See also

• List of Archaea genera

Further reading

• Validation . list No 96 . 2004 . Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSEM . Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. . 54 . 307 - 308 . 15023937 . 10.1099/ijs.0.63178-0 . Pt 2. free .
• Lomans BP . Maas R . Luderer R . Op den Camp HJM . 4 . Pol A . van der Drift C . VogelsGD . 1999 . Isolation and Characterization of Methanomethylovorans hollandica gen. nov., sp. nov., Isolated from Freshwater Sediment, a Methylotrophic Methanogen Able To Grow on Dimethyl Sulfide and Methanethiol . Appl. Environ. Microbiol. . 65 . 3641 - 3650 . 10427061 . 8 . 91546. 10.1128/AEM.65.8.3641-3650.1999 . 1999ApEnM..65.3641L .
• 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 . 444 - 450 . 10.1099/00207713-34-4-444 . 4 . 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.

Notes and References

1. B. Jiang. S. N. Parshina. W. van Doesburg. B. P. Lomans. A. J. M. Stams. Methanomethylovorans thermophila sp. nov., a thermophilic, methylotrophic methanogen from an anaerobic reactor fed with methanol . November 2015. 2465–2470. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol. 55. 6. 10.1099/ijs.0.63818-0. free. 16280511.
2. Web site: J.P. Euzéby . Methanomethylovorans . 2021-11-17 . List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN).
3. Web site: Sayers. et al.. Methanomethylovorans . 2022-06-05 . National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) taxonomy database.
4. Web site: The LTP . 10 May 2023.
5. Web site: LTP_all tree in newick format. 10 May 2023.
6. Web site: LTP_06_2022 Release Notes. 10 May 2023.