Methanogenic - University of Maryland
Methanogenic - University of Maryland
Methanogenic - University of Maryland
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Methanococcoides burtonii<br />
Morphology coccus<br />
Diameter 1.2 µm<br />
Motility Yes<br />
pH optimum/range 7.7/6.8-8.2<br />
Temp optimum 23.4 C/-2.5-30 C<br />
Substrates MeOH/methylamines<br />
Growth factors None<br />
NaCl optimum/range 0.2M/0.2-0.5M<br />
Mol % G+C 39.6<br />
Morphological Diversity<br />
Cell Envelopes<br />
Sprott and Beveridge, 1993<br />
• Methanobacteriaceae pseudomurein<br />
• Methanothermaceae pseudomurein/glycoprotein<br />
• Methanosarcina methanochondroitin/glycoprotein<br />
• Methanococcales protein<br />
• Methanomicrobium mobile protein<br />
• Methanogenium marisnigri protein<br />
• Methanogenium marisnigri glycoprotein<br />
• Methanoplanus limicola glycoprotein<br />
• Methanosaeta concilii glycoprotein/sheath<br />
• Methanosprillum hungatei glycoprotein/sheath