Methanobacterium formicicum (DSM 1535, ATCC 33274, JCM 10132)

Name: Methanobacterium formicicum (DSM 1535, ATCC 33274, JCM 10132)
Creator: BacDive
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BacDive ID 6924

Type strain

Strain Designation MF

Culture col. no. DSM 1535 ATCC 33274 JCM 10132 OCM 55 MF 3 more

NCBI tax ID(s) 1300163 2162

Special Collections DSMZ JCM

History <- R. S. Wolfe and W. E. Balch, University of Illinois, Urbana, USA; MF <- M. P. Bryant {1966} DSM 1535 <-- R. S. Wolfe and W. E. Balch <-- M. P. Bryant MF.

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Methanobacterium formicicum MF is an anaerobe archaeon that was isolated from anaerobic sewage sludge digester.

anaerobe genome sequence 16S sequence Archaea

Name and taxonomic classification

SI-ID 44946

ATCC 33274,DSM 1535,JCM 10132,VKM B-1957,NBIMCC 876,NBRC 100475

@ref 20215

Last LPSN update 2026-02-09 11:19:21

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
6923	M. formicicum DSM 1312
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

Morphology

Cell morphology

@ref	Gram stain	Confidence
125439	negative	92.3

Culture and growth conditions

Culture medium

@ref	Name	Growth	Medium link	Composition
812	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
812	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

Culture temp

@ref	Growth	Type	Temperature (°C)
812	positive	growth	37
67770	positive	growth	37

Physiology and metabolism

Oxygen tolerance

@ref	Oxygen tolerance	Confidence
812	anaerobe
125439	anaerobe	99.4

Spore formation

@ref	Spore formation	Confidence
125439		98.1

Isolation, sampling and environmental information

Isolation source categories

Cat1	Cat2	Cat3
#Engineered	#Biodegradation	#Anaerobic digestor
#Engineered	#Waste	#Sewage sludge
#Condition	#Anoxic (anaerobic)	-

Isolation

@ref	Sample type	Geographic location	Country	Country ISO 3 Code	Continent
812	anaerobic sewage sludge digester	Illinois, Urbana	USA	USA	North America
67770	Sewage sludge digestor	Urbana, IL	USA	USA	North America

Interaction and safety

Risk assessment

@ref	Biosafety level	Biosafety level comment
812	1	Risk group (German classification) According to TRBA 466

Sequence information

Genome sequences

@ref	Description	Assembly level	INSDC accession	BV-BRC accession	IMG accession	NCBI tax ID	Score
124043	DSM1535 assembly for Methanobacterium formicicum	complete	GCA_000953115	2162.9	2645727909	2162	72.55
66792	ASM2984811v1 assembly for Methanobacterium formicicum MF	contig	GCA_029848115			2162	61.25
66792	ASM131632v1 assembly for Methanobacterium formicicum JCM 10132	contig	GCA_001316325	1300163.3	2681813006	1300163

16S sequences

@ref	Description	Accession	Length	Database	NCBI tax ID
812	Methanobacterium formicicum DSMZ1535 16S ribosomal RNA, partial sequence	AF169245	1376		2162

GC content

@ref	GC-content (mol%)	Method
812	40.7
67770	40.7	Buoyant density centrifugation (BD)

Genome-based predictions

Predictions

Predictions from Deep Learning for Genome Sequence Data. R package version 0.3.1 based on: Methanobacterium formicicum DSM 1535
IMG: 2645727909

@ref	Trait	Model	Prediction	Confidence in %	In training data
125439	spore_formation	BacteriaNetⓘ	no	98.10	no
125439	motility	BacteriaNetⓘ	no	80.00	no
125439	gram_stain	BacteriaNetⓘ	negative	92.30	no
125439	oxygen_tolerance	BacteriaNetⓘ	anaerobe	99.40	no

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Phylogeny	Effects of Dietary Nonfibrous Carbohydrate/Neutral Detergent Fiber Ratio on Methanogenic Archaea and Cellulose-Degrading Bacteria in the Rumen of Karakul Sheep: a 16S rRNA Gene Sequencing Study.	Bai T, Pu X, Guo X, Liu J, Zhao L, Zhang X, Zhang S, Cheng L.	Appl Environ Microbiol	10.1128/aem.01291-22	2023
Phylogeny	Whole metagenome sequencing and 16S rRNA gene amplicon analyses reveal the complex microbiome responsible for the success of enhanced in-situ reductive dechlorination (ERD) of a tetrachloroethene-contaminated Superfund site.	Reiss RA, Guerra PA, Makhnin O, Kellom M.	PLoS One	10.1371/journal.pone.0306503	2025
Metabolism	Influence of the organic loading rate on the performance and the granular sludge characteristics of an EGSB reactor used for treating traditional Chinese medicine wastewater.	Li W, Su C, Liu X, Zhang L.	Environ Sci Pollut Res Int	10.1007/s11356-014-2709-y	2014
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Metabolism	Syntrophic Propionate Oxidation: One of the Rate-Limiting Steps of Organic Matter Decomposition in Anoxic Environments.	Jin Y, Lu Y.	Appl Environ Microbiol	10.1128/aem.00384-23	2023
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Metabolism	Prokaryotic community diversity during bioremediation of crude oil contaminated oilfield soil: effects of hydrocarbon concentration and salinity.	Camacho-Montealegre CM, Rodrigues EM, Morais DK, Totola MR.	Braz J Microbiol	10.1007/s42770-021-00476-5	2021
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Genetics	Key players in syntrophic propionate oxidation revealed by metagenome-assembled genomes from anaerobic digesters bioaugmented with propionic acid enriched microbial consortia.	Kim M, Rhee C, Wells M, Shin J, Lee J, Shin SG.	Front Microbiol	10.3389/fmicb.2022.968416	2022
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Metabolism	An Escherichia coli FdrA Variant Derived from Syntrophic Coculture with a Methanogen Increases Succinate Production Due to Changes in Allantoin Degradation.	Kim NY, Lee YJ, Park JW, Kim SN, Kim EY, Kim Y, Kim OB.	mSphere	10.1128/msphere.00654-21	2021
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Genetics	Genome Analyses and Genome-Centered Metatranscriptomics of Methanothermobacter wolfeii Strain SIV6, Isolated from a Thermophilic Production-Scale Biogas Fermenter.	Hassa J, Wibberg D, Maus I, Puhler A, Schluter A.	Microorganisms	10.3390/microorganisms8010013	2019
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Phylogeny	Thermoactinomyces guangxiensis sp. nov., a thermophilic actinomycete isolated from mushroom compost.	Wu H, Liu B, Pan S.	Int J Syst Evol Microbiol	10.1099/ijs.0.000342	2015
Phylogeny	Micromonospora marina sp. nov., isolated from sea sand.	Tanasupawat S, Jongrungruangchok S, Kudo T.	Int J Syst Evol Microbiol	10.1099/ijs.0.014068-0	2010
Phylogeny	Aminobacterium thunnarium sp. nov., a mesophilic, amino acid-degrading bacterium isolated from an anaerobic sludge digester, pertaining to the phylum Synergistetes.	Hamdi O, Ben Hania W, Postec A, Bouallagui H, Hamdi M, Bonin P, Ollivier B, Fardeau ML.	Int J Syst Evol Microbiol	10.1099/ijs.0.068965-0	2015
Metabolism	Aminobacterium mobile sp. nov., a new anaerobic amino-acid-degrading bacterium.	Baena S, Fardeau ML, Labat M, Ollivier B, Garcia JL, Patel BK.	Int J Syst Evol Microbiol	10.1099/00207713-50-1-259	2000
	Aminobacterium colombiensegen. nov. sp. nov., an amino acid-degrading anaerobe isolated from anaerobic sludge.	Baena S, Fardeau ML, Labat M, Ollivier B, Thomas P, Garcia JL, Patel BK.	Anaerobe	10.1006/anae.1998.0170	1998
Phylogeny	Aminomonas paucivorans gen. nov., sp. nov., a mesophilic, anaerobic, amino-acid-utilizing bacterium.	Baena S, Fardeau ML, Ollivier B, Labat M, Thomas P, Garcia JL, Patel BK.	Int J Syst Bacteriol	10.1099/00207713-49-3-975	1999
Metabolism	Methanogenesis from methanol at low temperatures by a novel psychrophilic methanogen, "Methanolobus psychrophilus" sp. nov., prevalent in Zoige wetland of the Tibetan plateau.	Zhang G, Jiang N, Liu X, Dong X.	Appl Environ Microbiol	10.1128/aem.01146-08	2008
Phylogeny	Aminivibrio pyruvatiphilus gen. nov., sp. nov., an anaerobic, amino-acid-degrading bacterium from soil of a Japanese rice field.	Honda T, Fujita T, Tonouchi A	Int J Syst Evol Microbiol	10.1099/ijs.0.052225-0	2013
Phylogeny	Methanobacterium kanagiense sp. nov., a hydrogenotrophic methanogen, isolated from rice-field soil.	Kitamura K, Fujita T, Akada S, Tonouchi A	Int J Syst Evol Microbiol	10.1099/ijs.0.026013-0	2010
Phylogeny	Syntrophomonas zehnderi sp. nov., an anaerobe that degrades long-chain fatty acids in co-culture with Methanobacterium formicicum.	Sousa DZ, Smidt H, Alves MM, Stams AJM	Int J Syst Evol Microbiol	10.1099/ijs.0.64734-0	2007
Phylogeny	Syntrophomonas wolfei subsp. methylbutyratica subsp. nov., and assignment of Syntrophomonas wolfei subsp. saponavida to Syntrophomonas saponavida sp. nov. comb. nov.	Wu C, Dong X, Liu X	Syst Appl Microbiol	10.1016/j.syapm.2006.12.001	2007
Phylogeny	Syntrophomonas cellicola sp. nov., a spore-forming syntrophic bacterium isolated from a distilled-spirit-fermenting cellar, and assignment of Syntrophospora bryantii to Syntrophomonas bryantii comb. nov.	Wu C, Liu X, Dong X	Int J Syst Evol Microbiol	10.1099/ijs.0.64377-0	2006

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#20215	Parte, A.C., Sardà Carbasse, J., Meier-Kolthoff, J.P., Reimer, L.C. and Göker, M.: List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) moves to the DSMZ. IJSEM ( DOI 10.1099/ijsem.0.004332 )
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Methanobacterium formicicum (DSM 1535, ATCC 33274, JCM 10132)

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