Methanococcoides methylutens
Taxonomy |
Class: Methanomicrobia |
Order: Methanosarcinales |
Family: Methanosarcinaceae |
Genus: Methanococcoides |
Temperature [°C] |
Temperature min.: 15 |
Temperature max.: 40 |
Temperature optimal min.: 30 |
Temperature optimal max.: 35 |
Alcalinity ↷ |
pH min.: 6 |
pH max.: 8 |
pH optimal min.: 7 |
pH optimal max.: 7.5 |
Salinity [mol ⋅ dm-3 NaCl] ↷ |
NaCl min.: 0.043 |
NaCl max.: 1.2 |
NaCl optimal min.: 0.24 |
NaCl optimal max.: 0.64 |
Growth rate ↷ |
Growth rate: 0.133 |
Doubling time [h]: 5.2 |
Morphology ↷ |
Motility: no |
Shape: Irregular cocci |
Gram reaction: negative |
Cell surface structures (flagella, pili, fimbriae): absent |
Cell dimensions [μm] ↷ |
Width min.: 1 |
Width max.: 1 |
Length min.: 3 |
Length max.: 3 |
Environment ↷ |
Soil |
Description: Sediment (0 to 60 cm) obtained by a diver assisted with SCUBA at a depth of 65 feet (ca. 19.8 m) from the Sumner branch of Scripps Canyon located near La Jolla, California. |
Strain info ↷ |
Type strain: TMA-10 |
DSM: DSM-2657 |
ATTC: ATCC 33938 |
Other collections: OCM 158, BCRC 16168, CCRC 16168 |
G+C content: 42 |
Substrate ↷ |
H2+CO2: No on |
Formate: No |
Acetate: No |
Methanol: Yes |
Methylamin: Yes |
Di-methylamin: Yes |
Tri-methylamin: Yes |
CO: No data |
Ethanol: no data |
1-propanol: no data |
1-butanol: No data |
2-butanol: No data |
2-propanol: No data |
Butanol: No data |
Cyclopentanol: no data |
Isobutanol: No data |
Dimethyl sulfide: no data |
H2+Methanol: No data |
Other: no data |