Methanobacterium formicicum PP1 is an anaerobe archaeon that was isolated from from giant amoeba Pelomyxa palustris.
anaerobe genome sequence 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) | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1427 | 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 | ||
| 1427 | 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) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1427 | positive | growth | 37 |
| Topic | Title | Authors | Journal | DOI | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genetics | Methanobacterium formicicum as a target rumen methanogen for the development of new methane mitigation interventions: A review. | Chellapandi P, Bharathi M, Sangavai C, Prathiviraj R. | Vet Anim Sci | 10.1016/j.vas.2018.09.001 | 2018 |  |
| The complete genome sequence of the rumen methanogen Methanobacterium formicicum BRM9. | Kelly WJ, Leahy SC, Li D, Perry R, Lambie SC, Attwood GT, Altermann E. | Stand Genomic Sci | 10.1186/1944-3277-9-15 | 2014 | | |
| An Aggregation-defective Mutant of Methanothermobacter sp. CaT2 Reveals Unique Protein-dependent Aggregation. | Sumikawa K, Kosaka T, Mayahara N, Matsutani M, Udo K, Yamada M. | Microbes Environ | 10.1264/jsme2.me19014 | 2019 | | |
| Interactions between Anaerobic Fungi and Methanogens in the Rumen and Their Biotechnological Potential in Biogas Production from Lignocellulosic Materials. | Li Y, Meng Z, Xu Y, Shi Q, Ma Y, Aung M, Cheng Y, Zhu W. | Microorganisms | 10.3390/microorganisms9010190 | 2021 | | |
| Metabolism | Mercury methylation by the methanogen Methanospirillum hungatei. | Yu RQ, Reinfelder JR, Hines ME, Barkay T. | Appl Environ Microbiol | 10.1128/aem.01556-13 | 2013 | |
| Metabolism | Anaerobic oxidation of long-chain n-alkanes by the hyperthermophilic sulfate-reducing archaeon, Archaeoglobus fulgidus. | Khelifi N, Amin Ali O, Roche P, Grossi V, Brochier-Armanet C, Valette O, Ollivier B, Dolla A, Hirschler-Rea A. | ISME J | 10.1038/ismej.2014.58 | 2014 | |
| Recentrifuge: Robust comparative analysis and contamination removal for metagenomics. | Marti JM. | PLoS Comput Biol | 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1006967 | 2019 | | |
| Synonymous codon bias and functional constraint on GC3-related DNA backbone dynamics in the prokaryotic nucleoid. | Babbitt GA, Alawad MA, Schulze KV, Hudson AO. | Nucleic Acids Res | 10.1093/nar/gku811 | 2014 | | |
| Genetics | Draft genome sequence of Methanobacterium formicicum DSM 3637, an Archaebacterium isolated from the methane producer amoeba Pelomyxa palustris. | Gutierrez G | J Bacteriol | 10.1128/JB.01829-12 | 2012 | |
| Metabolism | Effect of coculture of anaerobic fungi isolated from ruminants and non-ruminants with methanogenic bacteria on cellulolytic and xylanolytic enzyme activities. | Teunissen MJ, Kets EP, Op den Camp HJ, Huis in't Veld JH, Vogels GD | Arch Microbiol | 10.1007/BF00245287 | 1992 | |
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