Methanothermococcus

Methanothermococcus
Phase-contrast photos of Methanothermococcus thermolithotrophicus type strain SN 1. Scale bar 5 um.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Archaea
Kingdom: Methanobacteriati
Phylum: Methanobacteriota
Class: Methanococci
Order: Methanococcales
Family: Methanococcaceae
Genus: Methanothermococcus
Whitman 2002
Type species
Methanothermococcus thermolithotrophicus
(Huber et al. 1984) Whitman 2002
Species

Methanothermococcus is a genus of archaeans in the family Methanococcaceae. The cells are shaped like irregular bars and tend to be Gram-negative. They are mobile via polar flagella. They require acetate to grow.

Phylogeny

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

16S rRNA based LTP_07_2026 53 marker proteins based GTDB 11-RS232

Methanofervidicoccus

Methanothermococcus~1

Methanothermococcus jasoni Rizzo et al. 2026

Methanothermococcus okinawensis Takai et al. 2002

See also

References

  1. 1 2 C.L. Schoch. "Methanothermococcus". National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) taxonomy database. Retrieved 2026-08-01.
  2. ↑ David R. Boone; Richard W. Castenholz, eds. (2012-01-13). Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology. Vol. 1 (2 ed.). Springer Science & Business Media. p. 242. ISBN 978-0387216096. Retrieved 2016-09-04.
  3. ↑ Methanothermococcus in LPSN; Freese, H. M.; Meier-Kolthoff, J. P.; Sardà Carbasse, J.; Afolayan, A. O.; Göker, M. (2026). "TYGS and LPSN in 2025: a Global Core Biodata Resource for genome-based classification and nomenclature of prokaryotes within DSMZ Digital Diversity". Nucleic Acids Research. 54 (D1): D884–D891. doi:10.1093/nar/gkaf1110.
  4. ↑ "The LTPlus". The All-Species Living Tree Project. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
  5. ↑ "LTP_all tree in newick format". The All-Species Living Tree Project. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
  6. ↑ Rossello-Mora, Ramon; Viver, Tomeu; Palmer-Rodríguez, Pere; Westram, Ralf; Bustos-Caparros, Esteban; Gago, Joan Francisco; Gonzalez-Mendez, Jaime; Llabrés, Mercè; Ludwig, Wolfgang; Amann, Rudolf (22 April 2026). "A pipeline for improved 16S rRNA gene-based phylogeny and diversity analyses of Bacteria and Archaea". Nature Portfolio. doi:10.21203/rs.3.rs-9370187/v1.
  7. ↑ "GTDB release 11-RS232". Genome Taxonomy Database. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
  8. ↑ "ar53_r232.sp_label". Genome Taxonomy Database. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
  9. ↑ "Taxon History". Genome Taxonomy Database. Retrieved 1 May 2026.

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