Methanobacterium formicicum DSM 1312 is an anaerobe archaeon that was isolated from sewage digester.
anaerobe Archaea| @ref 20215 |
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| Domain Archaea |
| Phylum Methanobacteriota |
| Class Methanobacteria |
| Order Methanobacteriales |
| Family Methanobacteriaceae |
| Genus Methanobacterium |
| Species Methanobacterium formicicum |
| Full scientific name Methanobacterium formicicum Schnellen 1947 (Approved Lists 1980) |
| BacDive ID | Other strains from Methanobacterium formicicum (10) | Type strain |
|---|---|---|
| 6924 | M. formicicum MF, DSM 1535, ATCC 33274, JCM 10132, OCM ... (type strain) | |
| 6925 | M. formicicum JF-1, DSM 2639, OCM 105 | |
| 6926 | M. formicicum Z-281, DSM 3722 | |
| 6927 | M. formicicum MS1, DSM 3636 | |
| 6928 | M. formicicum PP1, DSM 3637 | |
| 6929 | M. formicicum T1N, DSM 6298 | |
| 6930 | M. formicicum RF, DSM 6299 | |
| 6931 | M. formicicum FCam, DSM 10111 | |
| 6932 | M. formicicum TiaH2, DSM 11049 | |
| 6933 | M. formicicum FSol 1, DSM 11051 |
| @ref | Name | Growth | Medium link | Composition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 510 | METHANOBACTERIUM MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 119) | Medium recipe at MediaDive  | Name: METHANOBACTERIUM MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 119) Composition: NaHCO3 3.98804 g/l Na-formate 1.99402 g/l Na-acetate 0.997009 g/l Na2S x 9 H2O 0.498504 g/l L-Cysteine HCl x H2O 0.498504 g/l KH2PO4 0.498504 g/l NH4Cl 0.398804 g/l NaCl 0.398804 g/l MgSO4 x 7 H2O 0.398804 g/l Yeast extract 0.199402 g/l CaCl2 x 2 H2O 0.0498504 g/l HCl 0.00249252 g/l FeSO4 x 7 H2O 0.00199402 g/l FeCl2 x 4 H2O 0.00149551 g/l Sodium resazurin 0.000498504 g/l CoCl2 x 6 H2O 0.000189432 g/l MnCl2 x 4 H2O 9.97009e-05 g/l ZnCl2 6.97906e-05 g/l Na2MoO4 x 2 H2O 3.58923e-05 g/l NiCl2 x 6 H2O 2.39282e-05 g/l H3BO3 5.98205e-06 g/l CuCl2 x 2 H2O 1.99402e-06 g/l Isobutyric acid DL-2-Methylbutyric acid Valeric acid Isovaleric acid H2SO4 Sludge Distilled water |
| @ref | Growth | Type | Temperature (°C) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 510 | positive | growth | 37 |
| Topic | Title | Authors | Journal | DOI | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pathogenicity | Unique antibiotic sensitivity of archaebacterial polypeptide elongation factors. | Londei P, Sanz JL, Altamura S, Hummel H, Cammarano P, Amils R, Bock A, Wolf H. | J Bacteriol | 10.1128/jb.167.1.265-271.1986 | 1986 |  |
| Immunological comparison of ribosomal proteins from archaebacteria. | Schmid G, Bock A. | J Bacteriol | 10.1128/jb.147.2.282-288.1981 | 1981 | | |
| Metabolism | Purification of the copper response extracellular proteins secreted by the copper-resistant methanogen Methanobacterium bryantii BKYH and cloning, sequencing, and transcription of the gene encoding these proteins. | Kim BK, Pihl TD, Reeve JN, Daniels L. | J Bacteriol | 10.1128/jb.177.24.7178-7185.1995 | 1995 | |
| Compilation of small ribosomal subunit RNA structures. | Neefs JM, Van de Peer Y, De Rijk P, Chapelle S, De Wachter R. | Nucleic Acids Res | 10.1093/nar/21.13.3025 | 1993 | | |
| Phylogeny | Phylogenetic analyses of some extremely halophilic archaea isolated from Dead Sea water, determined on the basis of their 16S rRNA sequences. | Arahal DR, Dewhirst FE, Paster BJ, Volcani BE, Ventosa A | Appl Environ Microbiol | 10.1128/aem.62.10.3779-3786.1996 | 1996 | |
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