Methanogenium boonei is a methanogenic archaean. Cells are non-motile irregular cocci 1.0–2.5 μm in diameter. This mesophile grows optimally at 19.4 °C, pH6.4–7.8, salinity 0.3–0.5M Na+. It was first isolated from Skan Bay, Alaska.[1]
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Description and metabolism edit
The cells are irregular and coccoid in shape, non-motile, approximately 1.0–2.5 μm in diameter. These mesophiles grow optimally at a temperature of 19.4 °C, pH 6.4–7.8 and salinity of 0.3–0.5 M Na+.[1] This is a strictly anaerobic species,[2] and individuals can use carbon dioxide with hydrogen or formate as substrates to produce methane.
References edit
- ^ a b M.M. Kendall; et al. (2007). "Diversity of Archaea in marine sediments from Skan Bay, Alaska, including cultivated methanogens, and description of Methanogenium boonei sp. nov". Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 73 (2): 407–414. Bibcode:2007ApEnM..73..407K. doi:10.1128/AEM.01154-06. PMC 1796967. PMID 17122405.
- ^ John G. Holt, ed. (1994). Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. p. 722. ISBN 0683006037. Retrieved 2016-08-02.
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