Methanobacterium thermaggregans DSM 3266 is an anaerobe, thermophilic prokaryote that was isolated from mud from cattle pasture.
anaerobe thermophilic 16S sequence| @ref 20215 |
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| Domain Methanobacteriati |
| Phylum Methanobacteriota |
| Class Methanobacteria |
| Order Methanobacteriales |
| Family Methanobacteriaceae |
| Genus Methanobacterium |
| Species Methanobacterium thermaggregans |
| Full scientific name Methanobacterium thermaggregans corrig. Blotevogel and Fischer 1988 |
| Synonyms (1) |
| @ref | Name | Growth | Medium link | Composition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1335 | 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) | Range | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1335 | positive | growth | 65 | thermophilic |
| Cat1 | Cat2 | Cat3 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| #Environmental | #Terrestrial | #Grassland | |
| #Environmental | #Terrestrial | #Mud (Sludge) | |
| #Host | #Mammals | #Bovinae (Cow, Cattle) |
| @ref | Sample type | Geographic location | Country | Country ISO 3 Code | Continent | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1335 | mud from cattle pasture | Oldenburg | Germany | DEU | Europe |
Global distribution of 16S sequence AB679267 (>99% sequence identity) for Methanobacterium thermaggregans from Microbeatlas 
 Aquatic Samples |
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 Plant Samples |
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| Total Samples | 1 |
| 1335 | GC-content (mol%)42.0 |
| Topic | Title | Authors | Journal | DOI | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biotechnology | Quantitative analysis of amino acid excretion by Methanothermobacter marburgensis under N2-fixing conditions. | Reischl B, Schupp B, Palabikyan H, Steger-Mahnert B, Fink C, Rittmann SKR. | Sci Rep | 10.1038/s41598-025-87686-1 | 2025 |  |
| Development of a simultaneous bioreactor system for characterization of gas production kinetics of methanogenic archaea at high pressure. | Pappenreiter PA, Zwirtmayr S, Mauerhofer LM, Rittmann SKR, Paulik C. | Eng Life Sci | 10.1002/elsc.201900035 | 2019 | | |
| Physiology and methane productivity of Methanobacterium thermaggregans. | Mauerhofer LM, Reischl B, Schmider T, Schupp B, Nagy K, Pappenreiter P, Zwirtmayr S, Schuster B, Bernacchi S, Seifert AH, Paulik C, Rittmann SKR. | Appl Microbiol Biotechnol | 10.1007/s00253-018-9183-2 | 2018 | |
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