Methanosarcina mazei T18 is an anaerobe, mesophilic prokaryote that was isolated from biomethanation granules.
anaerobe mesophilic| @ref 20215 |
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| Domain Methanobacteriati |
| Phylum Methanobacteriota |
| Class Methanosarcinia |
| Order Methanosarcinales |
| Family Methanosarcinaceae |
| Genus Methanosarcina |
| Species Methanosarcina mazei |
| Full scientific name Methanosarcina mazei corrig. (Barker 1936) Mah and Kuhn 1984 |
| Synonyms (4) |
| @ref | Name | Growth | Medium link | Composition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2584 | METHANOSARCINA MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 120) | Medium recipe at MediaDive  | Name: METHANOSARCINA MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 120) Composition: Methanol 15.4688 g/l Na-acetate 2.44141 g/l NaCl 2.19727 g/l NaHCO3 1.95312 g/l Casitone 1.95312 g/l Yeast extract 1.95312 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 Riboflavin 4.88281e-05 g/l Calcium D-(+)-pantothenate 4.88281e-05 g/l Nicotinic acid 4.88281e-05 g/l (DL)-alpha-Lipoic acid 4.88281e-05 g/l Thiamine HCl 4.88281e-05 g/l p-Aminobenzoic 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) | Range | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2584 | positive | growth | 37 | mesophilic |
| Title | Authors | Journal | DOI | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Methanosarcina Spherical Virus, a Novel Archaeal Lytic Virus Targeting Methanosarcina Strains. | Weidenbach K, Nickel L, Neve H, Alkhnbashi OS, Kunzel S, Kupczok A, Bauersachs T, Cassidy L, Tholey A, Backofen R, Schmitz RA. | J Virol | 10.1128/jvi.00955-17 | 2017 |  |
| Formation of Fatty Acid-degrading, anaerobic granules by defined species. | Wu W, Jain MK, Zeikus JG. | Appl Environ Microbiol | 10.1128/aem.62.6.2037-2044.1996 | 1996 | |
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