Methanococcoides
| Methanococcoides | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Archaea |
| Kingdom: | Euryarchaeota |
| Phylum: | Euryarchaeota |
| Class: | Methanomicrobia |
| Order: | Methanosarcinales |
| Family: | Methanosarcinaceae |
| Genus: | Methanococcoides |
| Binomial name | |
| Methanococcoides Sowers and Ferry 1985 | |
| Species | |
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In taxonomy, Methanococcoides is a genus of the Methanosarcinaceae.[1]
Methanococcoides species are methanogens entirely dependent on methylated compounds for nutrition.[2]
References
- ↑ See the NCBI webpage on Methanococcoides. Data extracted from the "NCBI taxonomy resources". National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved 2007-03-19.
- ↑ D.R. Boone; et al. (2001). "Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology", ed. Order III: methanosarcinales (vol. 1, 2nd ed.). New York: Springer.
Further reading
Scientific journals
- Springer E; Sachs MS; Woese CR; Boone DR (1995). "Partial gene sequences for the A subunit of methyl-coenzyme M reductase (mcrI) as a phylogenetic tool for the family Methanosarcinaceae". Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 45 (3): 554–559. doi:10.1099/00207713-45-3-554. PMID 8590683.
- Sowers KR; Johnson JL; Ferry JG (1984). "Phylogenic relationships among the methylotrophic methane-producing bacteria and emendation of the family Methanosarcinaceae". Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 34: 444–450. doi:10.1099/00207713-34-4-444.
- Sowers KR; Ferry JG (1983). "Isolation and characterization of a methylotrophic marine methanogen, Methanococcoides methylutens gen. nov., sp. nov". Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 45 (2): 684–690. PMC 242344
. PMID 16346215. - Balch WE; Fox GE; Magrum LJ; Woses CR; et al. (1979). "Methanogens: reevaluation of a unique biological group". Microbiol. Rev. 43 (2): 260–296. PMC 281474. PMID 390357.
Scientific databases
- PubMed references for Methanococcoides
- PubMed Central references for Methanococcoides
- Google Scholar references for Methanococcoides
External links
- NCBI taxonomy page for Methanococcoides
- Search Tree of Life taxonomy pages for Methanococcoides
- Search Species2000 page for Methanococcoides
- MicrobeWiki page for Methanococcoides
- LPSN page for Methanococcoides
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