Methanospirillum Explained

In taxonomy, Methanospirillum is a genus of microbes within the family Methanospirillaceae. All its species are methanogenic archaea. The cells are bar-shaped and form filaments. Most produce energy via the reduction of carbon dioxide with hydrogen, but some species can also use formate as a substrate. They are Gram-negative and move using archaella on the sides of the cells. They are strictly anaerobic, and they are found in wetland soil and anaerobic water treatment systems.^[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

Scientific journals

• Ferry JG . Smith PH . Wolfe RS . 1974 . Methanospirillum, a new genus of methanogenic bacteria, and characterization of Methanospirillum hungatii sp. nov . Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. . 24 . 465 - 469 . 10.1099/00207713-24-4-465 . 4 . free .
• Rowe. A. R.. Lazar. B. J.. Morris. R. M.. Richardson. R. E.. Characterization of the Community Structure of a Dechlorinating Mixed Culture and Comparisons of Gene Expression in Planktonic and Biofloc-Associated "Dehalococcoides" and Methanospirillum Species. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 5 September 2008. 74. 21. 6709–6719. 10.1128/AEM.00445-08. 18776027. 2576679. 2008ApEnM..74.6709R.
• Rowe. Annette. Mansfeldt. Cresten. Heavner. Gretchen. Richardson. Ruth. Methanospirillum Respiratory mRNA Biomarkers Correlate with Hydrogenotrophic Methanogenesis Rate during Growth and Competition for Hydrogen in an Organochlorine-Respiring Mixed Culture. Environmental Science & Technology. 1 January 2013. 47. 1. 372–381. 10.1021/es303061y. 23153046. 2013EnST...47..372R.
• Zhou. Liguang. Methanospirillum psychrodurum sp. nov., isolated from wetland soil. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. February 2014. 64. Part 2. 638–41. Liu. Xiaoli. Dong. Xiuzhu. 10.1099/ijs.0.057299-0. 24158951.

Scientific books

• Book: Boone DR . Whitman WB . Koga Y . 2001 . Family III. Methanospirillaceae fam. 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. Book: Aharon Oren. The Prokaryotes. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. 283–290. 2014-10-10. 978-3-642-38953-5. 10.1007/978-3-642-38954-2_316. The Family Methanospirillaceae.
2. Web site: J.P. Euzéby . Methanospirillum . 2021-11-17 . List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN).
3. Web site: Sayers . et al.. Methanospirillum . 2022-06-05 . National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) taxonomy database.
4. Web site: The LTP . 23 February 2022.
5. Web site: LTP_all tree in newick format. 23 February 2022.
6. Web site: LTP_01_2022 Release Notes. 23 February 2022.
7. Web site: GTDB release 07-RS207 . Genome Taxonomy Database. 20 June 2022.
8. Web site: ar53_r207.sp_labels . Genome Taxonomy Database. 20 June 2022.
9. Web site: Taxon History . Genome Taxonomy Database. 20 June 2022.