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Methanocorpusculaceae

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Methanocorpusculaceae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Archaea
Kingdom: Methanobacteriati
Phylum: Halobacteriota
Class: Methanomicrobia
Order: Methanomicrobiales
Family: Methanocorpusculaceae
Zellner et al. 1989
Genera[1]
Synonyms
  • Methanocalculaceae Zhilina et al. 2014

Methanocorpusculaceae is a family of microbes within the order Methanomicrobiales.[2] It contains exactly one genus, Methanocorpusculum. The species within Methanocorpusculum were first isolated from anaerobic digesters and anaerobic wastewater treatment plants. In the wild, they prefer freshwater environments. Unlike many other methanogenic archaea, they do not require high temperatures or extreme salt concentrations to live and grow.[3]

Nomenclature

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The name Methanocorpusculaceae has Latin roots. Overall, it means family of bodies that produce methane.[4]

Description and metabolism

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The cells within this species are coccoid, small and irregular. They are Gram-negatives and not very motile. They reduce carbon dioxide to methane using hydrogen, but they can also use formate and secondary alcohols. They cannot use acetate or methylamines. They grow most quickly at 30–40 °C.[4]

Phylogeny

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The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN)[1] and National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).[2]

16S rRNA based LTP_10_2024[5][6][7] 53 marker proteins based GTDB 09-RS220[8][9][10]
Methanocalculaceae

Methanocalculus

Methanocorpusculaceae

Methanocorpusculum

Methanocorpusculaceae

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b A.C. Parte; et al. "Methanocorpusculaceae". List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN). Retrieved 2025-02-28.
  2. ^ a b C.L. Schoch; et al. "Methanocorpusculaceae". National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) taxonomy database. Retrieved 2025-02-28.
  3. ^ Oren, Aharon (19 October 2014). "The Family Methanocorpusculaceae". The Prokaryotes. Springer: 225–230. doi:10.1007/978-3-642-38954-2_314. ISBN 978-3-642-38953-5.
  4. ^ a b David R. Boone; Richard W. Castenholz, eds. (2001). Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology. Vol. 1 (1 ed.). p. 262. doi:10.1007/978-0-387-21609-6. ISBN 978-1-4419-3159-7. S2CID 41426624. Retrieved 2016-07-31.
  5. ^ "The LTP". Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  6. ^ "LTP_all tree in newick format". Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  7. ^ "LTP_10_2024 Release Notes" (PDF). Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  8. ^ "GTDB release 09-RS220". Genome Taxonomy Database. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  9. ^ "ar53_r220.sp_label". Genome Taxonomy Database. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  10. ^ "Taxon History". Genome Taxonomy Database. Retrieved 10 May 2024.

Further reading

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