Methanolobus vulcani (DSM 3029, OCM 157, PL-12/M)
Methanolobus vulcani PL-12/M is an anaerobe archaeon that was isolated from submarine fumarole.
anaerobe 16S sequence ArchaeaName and taxonomic classification
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| Domain Archaea |
| Phylum Methanobacteriota |
| Class Methanosarcinia |
| Order Methanosarcinales |
| Family Methanosarcinaceae |
| Genus Methanolobus |
| Species Methanolobus vulcani |
| Full scientific name Methanolobus vulcani Stetter et al. 1989 |
Culture and growth conditions
Culture medium
| @ref | Name | Growth | Medium link | Composition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1275 | METHANOCOCCOIDES MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 141c) | Medium recipe at MediaDive  | Name: METHANOCOCCOIDES MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 141c; with strain-specific modifications) Composition: NaHCO3 4.89237 g/l MgCl2 x 6 H2O 3.91389 g/l Methanol 3.87476 g/l Yeast extract 1.95695 g/l Trypticase peptone 1.95695 g/l Na-acetate 0.978474 g/l Na2S x 9 H2O 0.489237 g/l L-Cysteine HCl x H2O 0.489237 g/l KCl 0.332681 g/l NH4Cl 0.244618 g/l K2HPO4 0.136986 g/l MgSO4 x 7 H2O 0.0293542 g/l Nitrilotriacetic acid 0.0146771 g/l NaCl 0.00978474 g/l MnSO4 x H2O 0.00489237 g/l Fe(NH4)2(SO4)2 x 6 H2O 0.00195695 g/l CoSO4 x 7 H2O 0.00176125 g/l ZnSO4 x 7 H2O 0.00176125 g/l CaCl2 x 2 H2O 0.000978474 g/l FeSO4 x 7 H2O 0.000978474 g/l Sodium resazurin 0.000489237 g/l NiCl2 x 6 H2O 0.000293542 g/l AlK(SO4)2 x 12 H2O 0.000195695 g/l CuSO4 x 5 H2O 9.78474e-05 g/l Pyridoxine hydrochloride 9.78474e-05 g/l Na2MoO4 x 2 H2O 9.78474e-05 g/l H3BO3 9.78474e-05 g/l (DL)-alpha-Lipoic acid 4.89237e-05 g/l Thiamine HCl 4.89237e-05 g/l Riboflavin 4.89237e-05 g/l Nicotinic acid 4.89237e-05 g/l Calcium D-(+)-pantothenate 4.89237e-05 g/l p-Aminobenzoic acid 4.89237e-05 g/l Biotin 1.95695e-05 g/l Folic acid 1.95695e-05 g/l Na2WO4 x 2 H2O 3.91389e-06 g/l Na2SeO3 x 5 H2O 2.93542e-06 g/l Vitamin B12 9.78474e-07 g/l Distilled water |
Culture temp
| @ref | Growth | Type | Temperature (°C) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1275 | positive | growth | 37 |
Sequence information
Literature
Literature 
| Topic | Title | Authors | Journal | DOI | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phylogeny | Isolation and characterization of a tetramethylammonium-degrading Methanococcoides strain and a novel glycine betaine-utilizing Methanolobus strain. | Ticak T, Hariraju D, Arcelay MB, Arivett BA, Fiester SE, Ferguson DJ Jr | Arch Microbiol | 10.1007/s00203-014-1043-6 | 2014 |  |
| Metabolism | Reduction of Fe(III) oxide by methanogens in the presence and absence of extracellular quinones. | Bond DR, Lovley DR | Environ Microbiol | 10.1046/j.1462-2920.2002.00279.x | 2002 | |
| Phylogeny | Methanolobus profundi sp. nov., a methylotrophic methanogen isolated from deep subsurface sediments in a natural gas field. | Mochimaru H, Tamaki H, Hanada S, Imachi H, Nakamura K, Sakata S, Kamagata Y | Int J Syst Evol Microbiol | 10.1099/ijs.0.001677-0 | 2009 | |
How to cite
If you want to cite this particular strain cite the following doi:
https://doi.org/10.13145/bacdive7077.20260601.11
When using BacDive for research please cite the following paper
BacDive in 2025: the core database for prokaryotic strain dataIsabel Schober, Julia Koblitz, Joaquim Sardà Carbasse, Christian Ebeling, Marvin Leon Schmidt, Adam Podstawka, Rohit Gupta, Vinodh Ilangovan, Javad Chamanara, Jörg Overmann, Lorenz Christian Reimer
Nucleic Acids Research; database issue 2025.
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