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Archaeoglobus
''Archaeoglobus'' is a genus of the phylum Euryarchaeota. ''Archaeoglobus'' can be found in high-temperature oil fields where they may contribute to oil field souring. Metabolism ''Archaeoglobus'' grow anaerobically at extremely high temperatures between 60 and 95 °C, with optimal growth at 83 °C (ssp. ''A. fulgidus'' VC-16). They are sulfate-reducing archaea, coupling the reduction of sulfate to sulfide with the oxidation of many different organic carbon sources, including complex polymers. ''A. lithotrophicus'' live chemolitho-autotrophically from hydrogen, sulfate and carbon dioxide. Also ''A. profundus'' grow lithotrophically, but while this species needs acetate and CO2 for biosynthesis they are heterotroph. The complete ''A. fulgidus'' genome sequence revealed the presence of a nearly complete set of genes for methanogenesis. The function of these genes in ''A. fulgidus'' remains unknown, while the lack of the enzyme methyl-CoM reductase does not allow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archaeoglobus Veneficus
''Archaeoglobus'' is a genus of the phylum Euryarchaeota. ''Archaeoglobus'' can be found in high-temperature oil fields where they may contribute to oil field souring. Metabolism ''Archaeoglobus'' grow anaerobically at extremely high temperatures between 60 and 95 °C, with optimal growth at 83 °C (ssp. ''A. fulgidus'' VC-16). They are sulfate-reducing archaea, coupling the reduction of sulfate to sulfide with the oxidation of many different organic carbon sources, including complex polymers. ''A. lithotrophicus'' live chemolitho-autotrophically from hydrogen, sulfate and carbon dioxide. Also ''A. profundus'' grow lithotrophically, but while this species needs acetate and CO2 for biosynthesis they are heterotroph. The complete ''A. fulgidus'' genome sequence revealed the presence of a nearly complete set of genes for methanogenesis. The function of these genes in ''A. fulgidus'' remains unknown, while the lack of the enzyme methyl-CoM reductase does not allo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archaeoglobus Fulgidus
''Archaeoglobus'' is a genus of the phylum Euryarchaeota. ''Archaeoglobus'' can be found in high-temperature oil fields where they may contribute to oil field souring. Metabolism ''Archaeoglobus'' grow anaerobically at extremely high temperatures between 60 and 95 °C, with optimal growth at 83 °C (ssp. ''A. fulgidus'' VC-16). They are sulfate-reducing archaea, coupling the reduction of sulfate to sulfide with the oxidation of many different organic carbon sources, including complex polymers. ''A. lithotrophicus'' live chemolitho-autotrophically from hydrogen, sulfate and carbon dioxide. Also ''A. profundus'' grow lithotrophically, but while this species needs acetate and CO2 for biosynthesis they are heterotroph. The complete ''A. fulgidus'' genome sequence revealed the presence of a nearly complete set of genes for methanogenesis. The function of these genes in ''A. fulgidus'' remains unknown, while the lack of the enzyme methyl-CoM reductase does not allow for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archaeoglobus Lithotrophicus
''Archaeoglobus'' is a genus of the phylum Euryarchaeota. ''Archaeoglobus'' can be found in high-temperature oil fields where they may contribute to oil field souring. Metabolism ''Archaeoglobus'' grow anaerobically at extremely high temperatures between 60 and 95 °C, with optimal growth at 83 °C (ssp. ''A. fulgidus'' VC-16). They are sulfate-reducing archaea, coupling the reduction of sulfate to sulfide with the oxidation of many different organic carbon sources, including complex polymers. ''A. lithotrophicus'' live chemolitho-autotrophically from hydrogen, sulfate and carbon dioxide. Also ''A. profundus'' grow lithotrophically, but while this species needs acetate and CO2 for biosynthesis they are heterotroph. The complete ''A. fulgidus'' genome sequence revealed the presence of a nearly complete set of genes for methanogenesis. The function of these genes in ''A. fulgidus'' remains unknown, while the lack of the enzyme methyl-CoM reductase does not allo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archaeoglobus Infectus
''Archaeoglobus'' is a genus of the phylum Euryarchaeota. ''Archaeoglobus'' can be found in high-temperature oil fields where they may contribute to oil field souring. Metabolism ''Archaeoglobus'' grow anaerobically at extremely high temperatures between 60 and 95 °C, with optimal growth at 83 °C (ssp. ''A. fulgidus'' VC-16). They are sulfate-reducing archaea, coupling the reduction of sulfate to sulfide with the oxidation of many different organic carbon sources, including complex polymers. ''A. lithotrophicus'' live chemolitho-autotrophically from hydrogen, sulfate and carbon dioxide. Also ''A. profundus'' grow lithotrophically, but while this species needs acetate and CO2 for biosynthesis they are heterotroph. The complete ''A. fulgidus'' genome sequence revealed the presence of a nearly complete set of genes for methanogenesis. The function of these genes in ''A. fulgidus'' remains unknown, while the lack of the enzyme methyl-CoM reductase does not allo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archaeoglobi
Archaeoglobaceae are a family of the Archaeoglobales. All known genera within the Archaeoglobaceae are hyperthermophilic and can be found near undersea hydrothermal vents. Archaeoglobaceae are the only family in the order ''Archaeoglobales'', which is the only order in the class ''Archaeoglobi''. Mode of metabolism While all genera within the Archaeoglobaceae are related to each other phylogenetically, the mode of metabolism used by each of these organisms is unique. ''Archaeoglobus'' are chemoorganotrophic sulfate-reducing archaea, the only known member of the Archaea that possesses this type of metabolism. '' Ferroglobus'', in contrast, are chemolithotrophic organisms that couple the oxidation of ferrous iron to the reduction of nitrate. '' Geoglobus'' are iron reducing-archaea that use hydrogen gas or organic compounds as energy sources. Phylogeny The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) and Natio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archaeoglobales
Archaeoglobaceae are a family of the Archaeoglobales. All known genera within the Archaeoglobaceae are hyperthermophilic and can be found near undersea hydrothermal vents. Archaeoglobaceae are the only family in the order ''Archaeoglobales'', which is the only order in the class ''Archaeoglobi''. Mode of metabolism While all genera within the Archaeoglobaceae are related to each other phylogenetically, the mode of metabolism used by each of these organisms is unique. ''Archaeoglobus'' are chemoorganotrophic sulfate-reducing archaea, the only known member of the Archaea that possesses this type of metabolism. '' Ferroglobus'', in contrast, are chemolithotrophic organisms that couple the oxidation of ferrous iron to the reduction of nitrate. '' Geoglobus'' are iron reducing-archaea that use hydrogen gas or organic compounds as energy sources. Phylogeny The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) and Natio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archaeoglobaceae
Archaeoglobaceae are a family of the Archaeoglobales. All known genera within the Archaeoglobaceae are hyperthermophilic and can be found near undersea hydrothermal vents. Archaeoglobaceae are the only family in the order ''Archaeoglobales'', which is the only order in the class ''Archaeoglobi''. Mode of metabolism While all genera within the Archaeoglobaceae are related to each other phylogenetically, the mode of metabolism used by each of these organisms is unique. ''Archaeoglobus'' are chemoorganotrophic sulfate-reducing archaea, the only known member of the Archaea that possesses this type of metabolism. '' Ferroglobus'', in contrast, are chemolithotrophic organisms that couple the oxidation of ferrous iron to the reduction of nitrate. '' Geoglobus'' are iron reducing-archaea that use hydrogen gas or organic compounds as energy sources. Phylogeny The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) and National ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archaeoglobus Profundus
''Archaeoglobus profundus'' is a sulphate-reducing archaea. ''Archaeoglobus'' can be found in high-temperature oil fields where it may contribute to oil field souring. ''A. profundus'' grows lithotrophically, and while it needs acetate and CO2 for biosynthesis it is heterotroph A heterotroph (; ) is an organism that cannot produce its own food, instead taking nutrition from other sources of organic carbon, mainly plant or animal matter. In the food chain, heterotrophs are primary, secondary and tertiary consumers, but ...ic. References Further reading * Scientific databases External links Type strain of ''Archaeoglobus profundus'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase Euryarchaeota Archaea described in 1990 {{Euryarchaeota-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Methanogen
Methanogens are microorganisms that produce methane as a metabolic byproduct in hypoxic conditions. They are prokaryotic and belong to the domain Archaea. All known methanogens are members of the archaeal phylum Euryarchaeota. Methanogens are common in wetlands, where they are responsible for marsh gas, and in the digestive tracts of animals such as ruminants and many humans, where they are responsible for the methane content of belching in ruminants and flatulence in humans. In marine sediments, the biological production of methane, also termed methanogenesis, is generally confined to where sulfates are depleted, below the top layers. Moreover, methanogenic archaea populations play an indispensable role in anaerobic wastewater treatments. Others are extremophiles, found in environments such as hot springs and submarine hydrothermal vents as well as in the "solid" rock of Earth's crust, kilometers below the surface. Physical description Methanogens are coccoid (spherical shap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Methanogens
Methanogens are microorganisms that produce methane as a metabolic byproduct in hypoxic conditions. They are prokaryotic and belong to the domain Archaea. All known methanogens are members of the archaeal phylum Euryarchaeota. Methanogens are common in wetlands, where they are responsible for marsh gas, and in the digestive tracts of animals such as ruminants and many humans, where they are responsible for the methane content of belching in ruminants and flatulence in humans. In marine sediments, the biological production of methane, also termed methanogenesis, is generally confined to where sulfates are depleted, below the top layers. Moreover, methanogenic archaea populations play an indispensable role in anaerobic wastewater treatments. Others are extremophiles, found in environments such as hot springs and submarine hydrothermal vents as well as in the "solid" rock of Earth's crust, kilometers below the surface. Physical description Methanogens are coccoid (spherical shaped) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sulfate-reducing Bacteria
Sulfate-reducing microorganisms (SRM) or sulfate-reducing prokaryotes (SRP) are a group composed of sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB) and sulfate-reducing archaea (SRA), both of which can perform anaerobic respiration utilizing sulfate () as terminal electron acceptor, reducing it to hydrogen sulfide (H2S). Therefore, these sulfidogenic microorganisms "breathe" sulfate rather than molecular oxygen (O2), which is the terminal electron acceptor reduced to water (H2O) in aerobic respiration. Most sulfate-reducing microorganisms can also reduce some other oxidized inorganic sulfur compounds, such as sulfite (), dithionite (), thiosulfate (), trithionate (), tetrathionate (), elemental sulfur (S8), and polysulfides (). Depending on the context, "sulfate-reducing microorganisms" can be used in a broader sense (including all species that can reduce any of these sulfur compounds) or in a narrower sense (including only species that reduce sulfate, and excluding strict thiosulfate and sulfu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Methanococcus Jannaschii
''Methanocaldococcus jannaschii'' (formerly ''Methanococcus jannaschii'') is a thermophilic methanogenic archaean in the class Methanococci. It was the first archaeon to have its complete genome sequenced. The sequencing identified many genes unique to the archaea. Many of the synthesis pathways for methanogenic cofactors were worked out biochemically in this organism, as were several other archaeal-specific metabolic pathways. History ''Methanocaldococcus jannaschii'' was isolated from a submarine hydrothermal vent at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. Sequencing ''Methanocaldococcus jannaschii'' was sequenced by a group at TIGR led by Craig Venter using whole-genome shotgun sequencing. ''Methanocaldococcus jannaschii'' represented the first member of the Archaea to have its genome sequenced. According to Venter, the unique features of the genome provided strong evidence that there are three domains of life. Taxonomy ''Methanocaldoccus jannaschii'' is a member of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
