Methanoculleus

Genus of archaea

Methanoculleus is a genus of microbes within the family Methanomicrobiaceae.^[1] The species of the genus Methanoculleus live in marine environments brackish water, and are very common in bioreactors, landfills, and wastewater. Unlike other archaea, Methanoculleus and some species of related genera can use ethanol and some secondary alcohols as electron donors as they produce methane. This has implications as the production of methane as a greenhouse gas and consequences with respect to global climate change.^[2]

Phylogeny

The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN)^[3] and National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).^[1]

See also

• List of Archaea genera

References

1. Sayers; et al. "Methanoculleus". National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) taxonomy database. Retrieved 2022-06-05.
2. "JGI Genome Portal, Methanoculleus". U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science. Archived from the original on 2016-08-16. Retrieved 2016-07-24.
3. J.P. Euzéby. "Methanoculleus". List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN). Retrieved 2021-11-17.
4. "The LTP". Retrieved 10 May 2023.
5. "LTP_all tree in newick format". Retrieved 10 May 2023.
6. "LTP_06_2022 Release Notes" (PDF). Retrieved 10 May 2023.
7. "GTDB release 08-RS214". Genome Taxonomy Database. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
8. "ar53_r214.sp_label". Genome Taxonomy Database. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
9. "Taxon History". Genome Taxonomy Database. Retrieved 10 May 2023.

Further reading

• Maestrojuan GM; Boone DR; Xun LY; Mah RA; et al. (1990). "Transfer of Methanogenium bourgense, Methanogenium marisnigri, Methanogenium olentangyi, and Methanogenium thermophilicum to the genus Methanoculleus gen. nov, emendation of Methanoculleus marisnigri and Methanogenium, and description of new strains of Methanoculleus bourgense and Methanoculleus marisnigr". Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 40: 117–122. doi:10.1099/00207713-40-2-117.
• Balch WE; Fox GE; Magrum LJ; Woese CR; et al. (1979). "Methanogens: reevaluation of a unique biological group". Microbiol. Rev. 43 (2): 260–296. doi:10.1128/MMBR.43.2.260-296.1979. PMC 281474. PMID 390357.