Methanosarcina barkeri DSM 2948 is an anaerobe archaeon that was isolated from sewage sludge digester.
anaerobe Archaea| @ref 20215 |
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| Domain Archaea |
| Phylum Methanobacteriota |
| Class Methanosarcinia |
| Order Methanosarcinales |
| Family Methanosarcinaceae |
| Genus Methanosarcina |
| Species Methanosarcina barkeri |
| Full scientific name Methanosarcina barkeri Schnellen 1947 (Approved Lists 1980) |
| BacDive ID | Other strains from Methanosarcina barkeri (4) | Type strain |
|---|---|---|
| 7087 | M. barkeri MS, DSM 800, ATCC 43569, JCM 10043, OCM 38, ... (type strain) | |
| 7090 | M. barkeri DSM 1311, OCM 27 | |
| 7091 | M. barkeri 227, DSM 1538, ATCC 43241, OCM 35 | |
| 7094 | M. barkeri Wiesmoor, DSM 8687, OCM 89 |
| @ref | Name | Growth | Medium link | Composition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1256 | METHANOSARCINA BARKERI MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 120a) | Medium recipe at MediaDive  | Name: METHANOSARCINA BARKERI MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 120a) Composition: Methanol 15.4688 g/l NaCl 2.19727 g/l Yeast extract 1.95312 g/l Casitone 1.95312 g/l NaHCO3 0.830078 g/l NH4Cl 0.488281 g/l MgSO4 x 7 H2O 0.488281 g/l K2HPO4 0.341797 g/l Na2S x 9 H2O 0.292969 g/l L-Cysteine HCl x H2O 0.292969 g/l CaCl2 x 2 H2O 0.244141 g/l KH2PO4 0.224609 g/l HCl 0.00244141 g/l FeSO4 x 7 H2O 0.00195312 g/l FeCl2 x 4 H2O 0.00146484 g/l Sodium resazurin 0.000488281 g/l CoCl2 x 6 H2O 0.000185547 g/l Pyridoxine hydrochloride 9.76563e-05 g/l MnCl2 x 4 H2O 9.76563e-05 g/l ZnCl2 6.83594e-05 g/l Thiamine HCl 4.88281e-05 g/l Riboflavin 4.88281e-05 g/l Calcium D-(+)-pantothenate 4.88281e-05 g/l Nicotinic acid 4.88281e-05 g/l p-Aminobenzoic acid 4.88281e-05 g/l (DL)-alpha-Lipoic acid 4.88281e-05 g/l Na2MoO4 x 2 H2O 3.51562e-05 g/l NiCl2 x 6 H2O 2.34375e-05 g/l Folic acid 1.95312e-05 g/l Biotin 1.95312e-05 g/l H3BO3 5.85938e-06 g/l CuCl2 x 2 H2O 1.95313e-06 g/l Vitamin B12 9.76563e-07 g/l H2SO4 Distilled water |
| @ref | Growth | Type | Temperature (°C) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1256 | positive | growth | 35 |
| Topic | Title | Authors | Journal | DOI | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genetics | Species-resolved, single-cell respiration rates reveal dominance of sulfate reduction in a deep continental subsurface ecosystem. | Lindsay MR, D'Angelo T, Munson-McGee JH, Saidi-Mehrabad A, Devlin M, McGonigle J, Goodell E, Herring M, Lubelczyk LC, Mascena C, Brown JM, Gavelis G, Liu J, Yousavich DJ, Hamilton-Brehm SD, Hedlund BP, Lang S, Treude T, Poulton NJ, Stepanauskas R, Moser DP, Emerson D, Orcutt BN. | Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A | 10.1073/pnas.2309636121 | 2024 |  |
| Metabolism | Diversity and Niche of Archaea in Bioremediation. | Krzmarzick MJ, Taylor DK, Fu X, McCutchan AL. | Archaea | 10.1155/2018/3194108 | 2018 | |
| Metabolism | Evidence for the involvement of corrinoids and factor F430 in the reductive dechlorination of 1,2-dichloroethane by Methanosarcina barkeri. | Holliger C, Schraa G, Stupperich E, Stams AJ, Zehnder AJ. | J Bacteriol | 10.1128/jb.174.13.4427-4434.1992 | 1992 | |
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