Methanopyraceae
In taxonomy, the Methanopyraceae are a family of the Methanopyrales.[1] This family contains only one genus, which contains only one species, Methanopyrus kandleri. It is chemolitoautotrophic and its cells are bar-shaped. It can grow comfortably at a temperature of 98 °C and can survive at temperatures as high as 110 °C, making it the most thermophilic known methanogen. It has been found to live in hydrothermal vents.[2]
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References
- See the NCBI webpage on Methanopyraceae. Data extracted from the "NCBI taxonomy resources". National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved 2007-03-19.
- Aharon Oren (2014-10-19). "The Family Methanopyraceae". The Prokaryotes. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. pp. 247–252. doi:10.1007/978-3-642-38954-2_328. ISBN 978-3-642-38954-2.
Further reading
Scientific books
- Huber R; Stetter KO (2001). "Family I. Methanopyralceae fam. nov.". In DR Boone; RW Castenholz (eds.). Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology Volume 1: The Archaea and the deeply branching and phototrophic Bacteria (2nd ed.). New York: Springer Verlag. pp. 169. ISBN 978-0-387-98771-2.
- Huber R; Stetter KO (2001). "Order I. Methanopyrales ord. nov.". In DR Boone; RW Castenholz (eds.). Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology Volume 1: The Archaea and the deeply branching and phototrophic Bacteria (2nd ed.). New York: Springer Verlag. pp. 169. ISBN 978-0-387-98771-2.
External links
- NCBI taxonomy page for Methanopyraceae
- Search Tree of Life taxonomy pages for Methanopyraceae
- Search Species2000 page for Methanopyraceae
- MicrobeWiki page for Methanopyraceae
- LPSN page for Methanopyraceae
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