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Methanobrevibacter woesei

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Domain
  
Archaea

Phylum
  
Euryarchaeota

Order
  
Methanobacteriales

Rank
  
Species

Kingdom
  
Euryarchaeota

Class
  
Methanobacteria

Family
  
Methanobacteriaceae

Similar
  
Methanobrevibacter, Methanobrevibacter smithii, Methanocorpusculum, Methanomicrobiales, Methanobacteria

Methanobrevibacter woesei is a species of methanogen archaeon, named after Carl R. Woese.

Description

Coccobacillus with slightly tapered ends, about 0.6 micrometres in width and 1 micrometre 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 GST(=DSM 11979T =OCM 815T). It was first isolated from goose faeces.

References

Methanobrevibacter woesei Wikipedia