Methanobrevibacter thaueri

Updated on Dec 27, 2024

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Domain Archaea Phylum Euryarchaeota Order Methanobacteriales Rank Species		Kingdom Euryarchaeota Class Methanobacteria Family Methanobacteriaceae
Similar Methanobrevibacter, Methanobrevibacter smithii, Methanomicrobiales

Methanobrevibacter thaueri is a species of methanogen archaeon, named after Rolf K. Thauer.

Description

Coccobacillus with slightly tapered ends, about 0.5 micrometres in width and 0.6-1.2 micrometres in length, occurring in pairs or short chains. Gram-positive reaction. Its cell walls are composed of pseudomurein. It is a strict anaerobe and its type strain is CW^T (=DSM 11995^T =OCM 817^T). It was first isolated from cow faeces.

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