Methanotorris Explained

In taxonomy, Methanotorris is a genus of the Methanocaldococcaceae.^[1] The organisms in this genus differ from those of Methanothermococcus in that they are hyperthermophiles and from those of Methanocaldococcus in that they have no flagella, are not motile, and do not require selenium to grow. These microbes have not been shown to cause any illnesses.^[2]

Nomenclature

The name "Methanotorris" comes from the Latin methanum for methane and torris for fire. Overall, it means "organism that produces methane at high temperatures."

See also

• List of Archaea genera

Further reading

Scientific journals

• Takai. Ken. Nealson. Ken H.. Horikoshi. Kori. Methanotorris formicius sp. nov., a novel extremely thermophilic, methane-producing archaeon isolated from a black smoker chimney in the Central Indian Ridge. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. July 2004. 54. 4. 1095–1100. 10.1099/ijs.0.02887-0. 15280275. free.

Scientific books

• Book: Whitman, WB . 2001 . Genus II. Methanotorris 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 .
• Book: Whitman WB . Boone DR . Koga Y . 2001 . Family II. Methanocaldococcaceae fam. nov. . Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology Volume 1: The Archaea and the deeply branching and phototrophic Bacteria . 2nd . DR Boone . RW Castenholz . Springer Verlag . New York . 978-0-387-98771-2 .

Notes and References

1. See the NCBI webpage on Methanotorris. 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. 245–246. 2012-01-13. 2016-09-09 . 978-0387216096.