Methanosarcina thermophila explained

Methanosarcina thermophila is a thermophilic, acetotrophic, methane-producing archaeon.^[1]

Further reading

• Proctor LM . Lai R . Gunsalus RP . The methanogenic archaeon Methanosarcina thermophila TM-1 possesses a high-affinity glycine betaine transporter involved in osmotic adaptation . . 63 . 6 . 2252–7 . June 1997 . 10.1128/aem.63.6.2252-2257.1997 . 9172344 . 168517 . 1997ApEnM..63.2252P .
• Iyer PP . Lawrence SH . Luther KB . etal . Crystal structure of phosphotransacetylase from the methanogenic archaeon Methanosarcina thermophila . . 12 . 4 . 559–67 . April 2004 . 15062079 . 10.1016/j.str.2004.03.007 . free .
• Mladenovska. Z.. Ahring. B. K.. Mixotrophic growth of two thermophilic Methanosarcina strains, Methanosarcina thermophila TM-1 and Methanosarcina sp. SO-2P, on methanol and hydrogen/carbon dioxide. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 48. 3. 1997. 385–388. 0175-7598. 10.1007/s002530051067. 35733853 .
• Borup. B. Cysteine biosynthesis in the Archaea: Methanosarcina thermophila utilizes O-acetylserine sulfhydrylase. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 189. 2. 2000. 205–210. 0378-1097. 10.1016/S0378-1097(00)00284-6. 10930739. free.

External links

• Type strain of Methanosarcina thermophila at BacDive - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase

Notes and References

1. Zinder. S. H.. Sowers. K. R.. Ferry. J. G.. NOTES: Methanosarcina thermophila sp. nov., a Thermophilic, Acetotrophic, Methane-Producing Bacterium. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology. 35. 4. 1985. 522–523. 0020-7713. 10.1099/00207713-35-4-522. free.