Strain identifier
BacDive ID: 7000
Type strain: 
Species: Methanococcus aeolicus
Strain Designation: PL-15/H
Culture col. no.: DSM 17251, OCM 836
General
@ref: 6853
BacDive-ID: 7000
DSM-Number: 17251
keywords: anaerobe, Archaea, 16S sequence, mesophilic
description: Methanococcus aeolicus PL-15/H is an anaerobe, mesophilic archaeon that was isolated from marine sediment.
strain history: <- D. Boone and M. Kendall, Portland State Univ., USA; PL-15/H <- K. Stetter {1980}
doi: 10.13145/bacdive7000.20201210.5
Name and taxonomic classification
LPSN
- @ref: 20215
- description: domain/archaea
- keyword: phylum/euryarchaeota
- domain: Archaea
- phylum: Euryarchaeota
- class: Methanococci
- order: Methanococcales
- family: Methanococcaceae
- genus: Methanococcus
- species: Methanococcus aeolicus
- full scientific name: Methanococcus aeolicus Kendall et al. 2006
@ref: 6853
domain: Archaea
phylum: Euryarchaeota
class: Methanococci
order: Methanococcales
family: Methanococcaceae
genus: Methanococcus
species: Methanococcus aeolicus
full scientific name: Methanococcus aeolicus Kendall et al. 2006
strain designation: PL-15/H
type strain: no
Culture and growth conditions
culture medium
- @ref: 6853
- name: METHANOGENIUM MEDIUM (H2/CO2) (DSMZ Medium 141), anaerobic
- growth: yes
- link: https://www.dsmz.de/microorganisms/medium/pdf/DSMZ_Medium141.pdf
culture temp
- @ref: 6853
- growth: positive
- type: growth
- temperature: 37
- range: mesophilic
Physiology and metabolism
oxygen tolerance
- @ref: 6853
- oxygen tolerance: anaerobe
Isolation, sampling and environmental information
isolation
- @ref: 6853
- sample type: marine sediment
- geographic location: Lipari Islands near Sicily
- country: Italy
- origin.country: ITA
- continent: Europe
isolation source categories
| Cat1 | Cat2 | Cat3 |
|---|---|---|
| #Environmental | #Aquatic | #Marine |
| #Environmental | #Aquatic | #Sediment |
Safety information
risk assessment
- @ref: 6853
- biosafety level: 1
- biosafety level comment: Risk group (German classification)
Sequence information
16S sequences
- @ref: 6853
- description: Methanococcus aeolicus strain PL-15/HP 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence
- accession: DQ136171
- length: 1393
- database: ena
- NCBI tax ID: 42879
External links
@ref: 6853
culture collection no.: DSM 17251, OCM 836
Reference
| @id | authors | catalogue | doi/url | title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6853 | Curators of the DSMZ | Leibniz Institut DSMZ-Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH (DSM 17251) | https://www.dsmz.de/collection/catalogue/details/culture/DSM-17251 | |
| 20215 | D.Gleim, M.Kracht, N.Weiss et. al. | http://www.dsmz.de/bacterial-diversity/prokaryotic-nomenclature-up-to-date.html | Prokaryotic Nomenclature Up-to-date - compilation of all names of Bacteria and Archaea, validly published according to the Bacteriological Code since 1. Jan. 1980, and validly published nomenclatural changes since |