Domain Archaea Scientific name Methanosarcinales Higher classification Methanomicrobia | Kingdom Euryarchaeota Phylum Euryarchaeota Rank Order | |
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Similar Methanomicrobiales, Archaeans, Euryarchaeota, Methanosarcina, Methanosaeta |
Medical vocabulary what does methanosarcinales mean
In taxonomy, the Methanosarcinales are an order of the Methanomicrobia.
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Large amounts of methane are produced in marine sediments but are then consumed before contacting aerobic waters or the atmosphere. Although no organism that can consume methane anaerobically has ever been isolated, biogeochemical evidence indicates that the overall process involves a transfer of electrons from methane to sulphate and is probably mediated by several organisms, including a methanogen (operating in reverse) and a sulphate-reducer (using an unknown intermediate substrate)
Medical vocabulary what does methanosarcinales mean
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