Genus of archaea
In taxonomy, Methanospirillum is a genus of microbes within the family Methanospirillaceae.[1] All its species are methanogenic archaea. The cells are bar-shaped and form filaments. Most produce energy via the reduction of carbon dioxide with hydrogen, but some species can also use formate as a substrate. They are Gram-negative and move using archaella on the sides of the cells. They are strictly anaerobic, and they are found in wetland soil and anaerobic water treatment systems.[2]
Phylogeny
The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN)[3] and National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).[1]
See also
References
Further reading
Scientific journals
- Ferry JG; Smith PH; Wolfe RS (1974). "Methanospirillum, a new genus of methanogenic bacteria, and characterization of Methanospirillum hungatii sp. nov". Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 24 (4): 465–469. doi:10.1099/00207713-24-4-465.
- Rowe, A. R.; Lazar, B. J.; Morris, R. M.; Richardson, R. E. (5 September 2008). "Characterization of the Community Structure of a Dechlorinating Mixed Culture and Comparisons of Gene Expression in Planktonic and Biofloc-Associated "Dehalococcoides" and Methanospirillum Species". Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 74 (21): 6709–6719. Bibcode:2008ApEnM..74.6709R. doi:10.1128/AEM.00445-08. PMC 2576679. PMID 18776027.
- Rowe, Annette; Mansfeldt, Cresten; Heavner, Gretchen; Richardson, Ruth (1 January 2013). "Methanospirillum Respiratory mRNA Biomarkers Correlate with Hydrogenotrophic Methanogenesis Rate during Growth and Competition for Hydrogen in an Organochlorine-Respiring Mixed Culture". Environmental Science & Technology. 47 (1): 372–381. Bibcode:2013EnST...47..372R. doi:10.1021/es303061y. PMID 23153046.
- Zhou, Liguang; Liu, Xiaoli; Dong, Xiuzhu (February 2014). "Methanospirillum psychrodurum sp. nov., isolated from wetland soil". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 64 (Part 2): 638–41. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.057299-0. PMID 24158951.
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