Methanogenium boonei

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Scientific classification
Domain: Archaea
Phylum: Euryarchaeota
Class: Methanomicrobia
Order: Methanomicrobiales
Family: Methanomicrobiaceae
Genus: Methanogenium
Species: M. boonei
Binomial name
Methanogenium boonei
Kendall et al., 2007

Methanogenium boonei is a methanogenic archaean. Cells are non-motile irregular cocci 1.0-2.5 μm in diameter. This mesophile grows optimally at 19.4°C, pH6.4-7.8, salinity 0.3-0.5M Na+. It was first isolated from Skan Bay, Alaska.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ M.M. Kendall, et al. (Jan 2007). "Diversity of Archaea in marine sediments from Skan Bay, Alaska, including cultivated methanogens, and description of Methanogenium boonei sp. nov.". Am. Soc. Microbiol. 73 (2): 407–414. doi:10.1128/AEM.01154-06. 
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