Methanocorpusculaceae

In taxonomy, the Methanocorpusculaceae are a family of microbes within the order Methanomicrobiales.[1] 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.[2]

Methanocorpusculaceae
Scientific classification
Domain:
Archaea
Kingdom:
Euryarchaeota
Phylum:
Euryarchaeota
Class:
Methanomicrobia
Order:
Methanomicrobiales
Family:
Methanocorpusculaceae

Zellner et al. 1989
Genus
Synonyms
  • Methanocalculaceae Zhilina et al. 2014

Nomenclature

The name Methanocorpusculaceae has Latin roots. Overall, it means family of bodies that produce methane.[3]

Description and metabolism

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.[3]

Phylogeny

The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN)[4] and National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).[1]

16S rRNA based LTP_06_2022[5][6][7] 53 marker proteins based GTDB 08-RS214[8][9][10]
Methanocalculaceae

Methanocalculus

Methanocorpusculaceae

Methanocorpusculum
Methanocorpusculaceae

Methanocalculus

Methanocorpusculum

See also

References
  1. Sayers; et al. "Methanocorpusculaceae". National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) taxonomy database. Retrieved 2022-06-05.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. J.P. Euzéby. "Methanocorpusculaceae". List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN). Retrieved 2021-11-17.
  5. "The LTP". Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  6. "LTP_all tree in newick format". Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  7. "LTP_06_2022 Release Notes" (PDF). Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  8. "GTDB release 08-RS214". Genome Taxonomy Database. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  9. "ar53_r214.sp_label". Genome Taxonomy Database. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  10. "Taxon History". Genome Taxonomy Database. Retrieved 10 May 2023.

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