''Methanogenium marinum'' is a
psychrophilic, H2-using
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 com ...
from
Skan Bay, Alaska.
Its cells are highly irregular, non-
motile coccoids (diameter, 1 to 1.2
μm
The micrometre ( international spelling as used by the International Bureau of Weights and Measures; SI symbol: μm) or micrometer (American spelling), also commonly known as a micron, is a unit of length in the International System of Unit ...
), occurring singly. AK-1 is its type strain.
Morphology
The cells are highly irregular and
coccoid in shape and non-motile, 1 to 1.2
μm
The micrometre ( international spelling as used by the International Bureau of Weights and Measures; SI symbol: μm) or micrometer (American spelling), also commonly known as a micron, is a unit of length in the International System of Unit ...
in diameter. Like other species within the genus ''
Methanogenium
''Methanogenium'' is a genus of archaeans in the family Methanomicrobiaceae. The type species is ''Methanogenium cariaci''.
Description and habitat
The species within ''Methanogenium'' are coccoid in shape and Gram-negatives and, like other me ...
'', they are strictly
anaerobic.
References
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External links
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LPSNWORMS entryType strain of ''Methanogenium marinum'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
Archaea described in 2002
Euryarchaeota
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