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Methanosarcinaceae
In taxonomy, the Methanosarcinaceae are a family of the Methanosarcinales. 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) Biochemistry A notable trait of Methanosarcinaceae is that they are methanogens that incorporate the unusual amino acid pyrrolysine into their enzymes.Lehninger A, Nelson D, Cox M. Lehninger principles of biochemistry. 6th ed. New York: W.H. Freeman; 2013 p. 1124-1126. The enzyme monomethylamine methyltransferase catalyzes the reaction of monomethylamine to methane. This enzyme includes pyrrolysine. The unusual amino acid is inserted using a unique tRNA, the anticodon of which is UAG. In most organisms, and in most Methanosarcinaceae proteins, UAG is a stop codon. However in this enzyme, and anywhere else pyrrolysine is incorporated, likely through contextual markers on the mRNA, the pyrrolysine-loaded tRNA is inserted instea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Halomethanococcus
In taxonomy, the Methanosarcinaceae are a family of the Methanosarcinales. 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) Biochemistry A notable trait of Methanosarcinaceae is that they are methanogens that incorporate the unusual amino acid pyrrolysine into their enzymes.Lehninger A, Nelson D, Cox M. Lehninger principles of biochemistry. 6th ed. New York: W.H. Freeman; 2013 p. 1124-1126. The enzyme monomethylamine methyltransferase catalyzes the reaction of monomethylamine to methane. This enzyme includes pyrrolysine. The unusual amino acid is inserted using a unique tRNA, the anticodon of which is UAG. In most organisms, and in most Methanosarcinaceae proteins, UAG is a stop codon. However in this enzyme, and anywhere else pyrrolysine is incorporated, likely through contextual markers on the mRNA, the pyrrolysine-loaded tRNA is inserted inste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Methanohalophilus
In taxonomy, ''Methanohalophilus'' is a genus of the Methanosarcinaceae.See the NCBIbr>webpage on Methanohalophilus Data extracted from the The species are strictly anaerobic and live solely through the production of methane, using methyl compounds as substrates. The genus ''Methanohalophilus'' contains three moderately halophilic species, ''Methanohalophilus mahii'' isolated from Utah's Great Salt Lake in the United States, ''Methanohalophilus halophilus'' isolated from Shark Bay in Australia, and ''Methanohalophilus portucalensis'' isolated from a salt pan in Portugal. It also contains ''Methanohalophilus oregonese'', which is alkaliphilic. References Further reading Scientific journals * * * * * * * Scientific books * Scientific databases See also *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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Methanomethylovorans
In alpha taxonomy, taxonomy, ''Methanomethylovorans'' is a genus (biology), genus of microorganisms with the family Methanosarcinaceae. This genus was first described in 1999. The species within it generally live in freshwater environments, including rice paddies, freshwater sediments and contaminated soil. They produce methane from methanol, methylamines, dimethyl sulfide and methanethiol. With the exception of ''M. thermophila'', which has an optimal growth temperature of 50 °C, these species are mesophiles and do not tend to grow at temperatures above 40 °C. References Further reading Scientific journals * * * * * Scientific books Scientific databases External links Archaea genera Euryarchaeota {{Euryarchaeota-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Methanosalsum
In taxonomy, ''Methanosalsum'' is a genus of microbes within the family Methanosarcinaceae. This genus contains two species. ''Methanosalsum zhilinae'' was isolated from the saline and alkaline sediments of Wadi Natrun in Egypt and from Lake Magadi. It is moderately halophilic The halophiles, named after the Greek word for "salt-loving", are extremophiles that thrive in high salt concentrations. While most halophiles are classified into the domain Archaea, there are also bacterial halophiles and some eukaryotic species, .... ''Methanosalsum natronophilum'' (natronophilum means soda-loving) was isolated from hypersaline soda lakes. References Further reading Scientific journals * * * Scientific books * Scientific databases External links ''Methanosalsum'' at Bac''Dive'' – the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase Archaea genera Euryarchaeota {{Euryarchaeota-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Methanimicrococcus
In taxonomy, ''Methanimicrococcus'' is a genus of the Methanosarcinaceae.See the NCBI The National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) is part of the United States National Library of Medicine (NLM), a branch of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). It is approved and funded by the government of the United States. The ...br>webpage on Methanimicrococcus Data extracted from the The members of this genus have been found in pharmaceutical wastewater, and they can contribute to the degradation of organic contaminants. References Further reading Scientific journals * * * * * Scientific books Scientific databases External links Archaea genera Euryarchaeota {{Euryarchaeota-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Methanococcoides
In taxonomy, ''Methanococcoides'' is a genus of the Methanosarcinaceae. ''Methanococcoides'' species are methanogens entirely dependent on methylated compounds for nutrition. The type species In zoological nomenclature, a type species (''species typica'') is the species name with which the name of a genus or subgenus is considered to be permanently taxonomically associated, i.e., the species that contains the biological type specimen ... of ''Methanococcoides'' is ''Methanococcoides methylutens''. References Further reading Scientific journals * * * * Scientific books Scientific databases External links Archaea genera Euryarchaeota {{Euryarchaeota-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Methanohalobium
In taxonomy, ''Methanohalobium'' is a genus of the Methanosarcinaceae. Its genome has been sequenced. The genus contains one species, ''M. evestigatum''. The species are strictly anaerobic and live solely through the production of methane through the reduction of carbon dioxide with hydrogen or using methyl compounds as substrates. These species are only somewhat halophilic The halophiles, named after the Greek word for "salt-loving", are extremophiles that thrive in high salt concentrations. While most halophiles are classified into the domain Archaea, there are also bacterial halophiles and some eukaryotic species, ... but extremely thermophilic. References Further reading Scientific journals * * * * Scientific books Scientific databases External links ''Methanohalobium'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase Archaea genera Euryarchaeota {{Euryarchaeota-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Methanolobus
In alpha taxonomy, taxonomy, ''Methanolobus'' is a genus (biology), genus of methanogenic archaea within the Methanosarcinaceae.See the National Center for Biotechnology Information, NCBI]webpage on Methanolobus Data extracted from the These organisms are strictly anaerobic organism, anaerobes and live exclusively through the production of methane, but the species within ''Methanolobus'' cannot use carbon dioxide with hydrogen, acetate or formate, only methyl compounds. The cells are coccus, irregular coccoid in form and approximately 1 μm in diameter. They do not form endospores. They are Gram negative and only some are motile, via a single flagellum. They are found in lake and ocean sediments that lack oxygen. References Further reading Scientific journals * * * * Scientific books Scientific databases External links Archaea genera Euryarchaeota {{Euryarchaeota-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Methanosarcinales
In taxonomy, the Methanosarcinales are an order of the Methanomicrobia. Large amounts of methane are produced in marine sediments but are then consumed before contacting aerobic waters or the atmosphere. Although no organism that can consume methane anaerobically has ever been isolated, biogeochemical evidence indicates that the overall process involves a transfer of electrons from methane to sulphate and is probably mediated by several organisms, including a methanogen (operating in reverse) and a sulfate-reducer (using an unknown intermediate substrate). Organisms placed within the order can be found in freshwater, saltwater, salt-rich sediments, laboratory digestors, and animal digestive systems. Most cells have cell walls that lack peptidoglycan and pseudomurein. They are strictly anaerobic and survive by producing methane. Some species use acetate as a substrate and others use methyl compounds, such as methyl amines and methyl sulfates. Phylogeny See also * List of Ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Archaea Genera
This article lists the genera of the Archaea. The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) and National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI). Phylogeny National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) taxonomy was initially used to decorate the genome tree via tax2tree. The 16S rRNA-based Greengenes taxonomy is used to supplement the taxonomy particularly in regions of the tree with no cultured representatives. List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) is used as the primary taxonomic authority for establishing naming priorities. Taxonomic ranks are normalised using phylorank and the taxonomy manually curated to remove polyphyletic groups. Cladogram was taken from the GTDB release 07-RS207 (8th April 2022). The position of clades with a "question mark" are based on the additional phylogeny of the 16S rRNA-based LTP_12_2021 by The All-Species Living Tree Project. Phylum " Altarcha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pyrrolysine
Pyrrolysine (symbol Pyl or O; encoded by the 'amber' stop codon UAG) is an α-amino acid that is used in the biosynthesis of proteins in some methanogenic archaea and bacteria; it is not present in humans. It contains an α-amino group (which is in the protonated – form under biological conditions), a carboxylic acid group (which is in the deprotonated –COO− form under biological conditions). Its pyrroline side-chain is similar to that of lysine in being basic and positively charged at neutral pH. Genetics Nearly all genes are translated using only 20 standard amino acid building blocks. Two unusual genetically-encoded amino acids are selenocysteine and pyrrolysine. Pyrrolysine was discovered in 2002 at the active site of methyltransferase enzyme from a methane-producing archeon, ''Methanosarcina barkeri''. This amino acid is encoded by UAG (normally a stop codon), and its synthesis and incorporation into protein is mediated via the biological machinery encoded by the ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Methanosarcina
''Methanosarcina'' is a genus of euryarchaeote archaea that produce methane. These single-celled organisms are known as anaerobic methanogens that produce methane using all three metabolic pathways for methanogenesis. They live in diverse environments where they can remain safe from the effects of oxygen, whether on the earth's surface, in groundwater, in deep sea vents, and in animal digestive tracts. ''Methanosarcina'' grow in colonies. The amino acid pyrrolysine was first discovered in a ''Methanosarcina'' species, '' M. barkeri''. Primitive versions of hemoglobin have been found in ''M. acetivorans'', suggesting the microbe or an ancestor of it may have played a crucial role in the evolution of life on Earth. Species of ''Methanosarcina'' are also noted for unusually large genomes. ''M. acetivorans'' has the largest known genome of any archaeon. According to a theory published in 2014, ''Methanosarcina'' may have been largely responsible for the largest extinction event ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |