Methanocaldococcaceae

Methanocaldococcaceae
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Methanocaldococcaceae
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Methanocaldococcaceae
Whitman et al. 2002
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In taxonomy, the Methanocaldococcaceae are a family of microbes within the order Methanococcales.[1] It contains two genera, the type genus Methanocaldococcus and Methanotorris. These species are coccoid in form, neutrophilic to slightly acidophilic, and predominantly motile, and they have a very short generation period, from 25 to 45 minutes under optimal conditions. They produce energy exclusively through the reduction of carbon dioxide with hydrogen. Some species have been found in marine hydrothermal vents.[2]

References

  1. See the NCBI webpage on Methanocaldococcaceae. Data extracted from the "NCBI taxonomy resources". National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved 2007-03-19.
  2. Oren, Aharon (2014-10-19). "The Family Methanocaldococcaceae". The Prokaryotes. pp. 201–208. doi:10.1007/978-3-642-38954-2_322. ISBN 978-3-642-38953-5.

Further reading

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Scientific books

  • Whitman WB; Boone DR; Koga Y (2001). "Family II. Methanocaldococcaceae 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.

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