Methanobacterium thermautotrophicum Hveragerdi is an anaerobe archaeon that was isolated from alkaline hot spring.
anaerobe Archaea| @ref 20215 |
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| Domain Archaea |
| Phylum Methanobacteriota |
| Class Methanobacteria |
| Order Methanobacteriales |
| Family Methanobacteriaceae |
| Genus Methanobacterium |
| Species Methanobacterium thermautotrophicum |
| Full scientific name Methanobacterium thermautotrophicum corrig. Zeikus and Wolfe 1972 (Approved Lists 1980) |
| Synonyms (6) |
| @ref | Name | Growth | Medium link | Composition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1415 | MODIFIED METHANOBACTERIUM MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 1523) | Medium recipe at MediaDive  | Name: MODIFIED METHANOBACTERIUM MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 1523) Composition: Brain heart infusion 5.98802 g/l Proteose peptone 5.98802 g/l NaHCO3 3.99202 g/l Yeast extract 1.99601 g/l Na-formate 1.99601 g/l Na-acetate 0.998004 g/l Na2S x 9 H2O 0.499002 g/l KH2PO4 0.499002 g/l L-Cysteine HCl x H2O 0.499002 g/l MgSO4 x 7 H2O 0.399202 g/l NH4Cl 0.399202 g/l NaCl 0.399202 g/l CaCl2 x 2 H2O 0.0499002 g/l HCl 0.00249501 g/l FeCl2 x 4 H2O 0.00149701 g/l Sodium resazurin 0.000499002 g/l Pyridoxine hydrochloride 0.000299401 g/l Thiamine-HCl x 2 H2O 0.000199601 g/l Nicotinic acid 0.000199601 g/l CoCl2 x 6 H2O 0.000189621 g/l Calcium pantothenate 9.98004e-05 g/l Vitamin B12 9.98004e-05 g/l MnCl2 x 4 H2O 9.98004e-05 g/l p-Aminobenzoic acid 7.98403e-05 g/l ZnCl2 6.98603e-05 g/l Na2MoO4 x 2 H2O 3.59281e-05 g/l NiCl2 x 6 H2O 2.39521e-05 g/l D-(+)-biotin 1.99601e-05 g/l H3BO3 5.98802e-06 g/l CuCl2 x 2 H2O 1.99601e-06 g/l Distilled water |
| @ref | Growth | Type | Temperature (°C) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1415 | positive | growth | 60 |
| Topic | Title | Authors | Journal | DOI | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metabolism | A single-culture bioprocess of Methanothermobacter thermautotrophicus to upgrade digester biogas by CO2 -to-CH4 conversion with H2. | Martin MR, Fornero JJ, Stark R, Mets L, Angenent LT. | Archaea | 10.1155/2013/157529 | 2013 |  |
| Physical map of the Methanobacterium thermoautotrophicum Marburg chromosome. | Stettler R, Leisinger T. | J Bacteriol | 10.1128/jb.174.22.7227-7234.1992 | 1992 | |
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