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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

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