Methanothermococcus Explained

In taxonomy, Methanothermococcus is a genus of the Methanococcaceae.^[1] The cells are shaped like irregular bars and tend to be Gram-negative. They are mobile via polar flagella. They require acetate to grow.^[2]

See also

• List of Archaea genera

Further reading

Scientific journals

• KogaY . Morii H . Akagawa-Matsushita M . Ohga I . 1998 . Correlation of polar lipid composition with 16S rRNA phylogeny in methanogens. Further analysis of lipid component part . Biosci. Biotechnol. Biochem. . 62 . 230 - 236 . 10.1271/bbb.62.230 . 2 . 27388514. 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.

Scientific books

• Book: Whitman, WB . 2001 . Genus II. Methanothermococcus gen. nov. . 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 .

Notes and References

1. See the NCBI webpage on Methanothermococcus. Data extracted from the Web site: NCBI taxonomy resources . . 2007-03-19.
2. Book: David R. Boone. Richard W. Castenholz. Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology. 1. 2. Springer Science & Business Media. 242. 2012-01-13. 2016-09-04. 978-0387216096.