In taxonomy, Methanothermococcus is a genus of the 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.
See also
- List of Archaea genera
References
Further reading
Scientific journals
- KogaY; Morii H; Akagawa-Matsushita M; Ohga I (1998). "Correlation of polar lipid composition with 16S rRNA phylogeny in methanogens. Further analysis of lipid component part". Biosci. Biotechnol. Biochem. 62 (2): 230–236. doi:10.1271/bbb.62.230. PMID 27388514.
- Balch WE; Fox GE; Magrum LJ; Woses CR; et al. (1979). "Methanogens: reevaluation of a unique biological group". Microbiol. Rev. 43 (2): 260–296. doi:10.1128/MMBR.43.2.260-296.1979. PMC 281474. PMID 390357.
Scientific books
- Whitman, WB (2001). "Genus II. Methanothermococcus gen. nov.". In DR Boone; RW Castenholz (eds.). Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology Volume 1: The Archaea and the deeply branching and phototrophic Bacteria (2nd ed.). New York: Springer Verlag. ISBN 978-0-387-98771-2.
