''Methanocella paludicola'' is a methane-producing archaeon, the type species of its genus. It was first isolated from rice paddy soil, and is
mesophilic
A mesophile is an organism that grows best in moderate temperature, neither too hot nor too cold, with an optimum growth range from . The optimum growth temperature for these organisms is 37°C. The term is mainly applied to microorganisms. Organi ...
and
hydrogenotrophic Hydrogenotrophs are organisms that are able to metabolize molecular hydrogen as a source of energy.
An example of hydrogenotrophy is performed by carbon dioxide-reducing organismsStams, J.M., and Plugge, C.M. (2010) The microbiology of methanogene ...
, with type strain SANAE
T (=JCM 13418
T =NBRC 101707
T =DSM 17711
T).
References
Further reading
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*Bartlett, Edward J. Structural and functional characterisation of the Nonhomologous End-Joining proteins of the archaeon Methanocella Paludicola. Diss. University of Sussex, 2013.
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External links
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LPSNType strain of ''Methanocella paludicola'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
Euryarchaeota
Archaea described in 2008
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