Methanothermobacter

In taxonomy, Methanothermobacter is a genus of the Methanobacteriaceae.[1] The species within this genus are thermophilic and grow best at temperatures between 55°C and 65°C. They are methanogens; they use carbon dioxide and hydrogen as substrates to produce methane for energy.[2]

Methanothermobacter
Methanothermobacter thermautotrophicus
Scientific classification
Domain: Archaea
Kingdom: Euryarchaeota
Class: Methanobacteria
Order: Methanobacteriales
Family: Methanobacteriaceae
Genus: Methanothermobacter
Wasserfallen et al. 2000
Type species
Methanothermobacter thermautotrophicus
(Zeikus & Wolfe 1972) Wasserfallen et al. 2000
Species
Synonyms
  • "Methanobacter" Boone et al. 1993
Phase contrast image of Methano­thermobacter marburgensis DSM 2133. Specimen was obtained in late exponential phase from a fed-batch fermentation. The cells are rod shaped and elongated.

Phylogeny

The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) [3] and National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).[1]

16S rRNA-based LTP_01_2022[4][5][6] 53 marker proteins based GTDB 07-RS207[7][8][9]
Methanobacteriaceae
Methanothermobacter
 

M. crinale

 
 

M. tenebrarum

 
species‑group 2
 
Methanothermobacter
 

M. defluvii

 
 
 

M.thermautotrophicus

 
 
 
 

M. thermoflexus

 
 

M. thermophilus

 
 
 
 

Methanobacterium thermaggregans

 
 
 

M. marburgensis

 
 

M. wolfei

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Methanobacterium species-group 2

 
 
 

Methanobacterium

 
 
 

Methanosphaera

 
 

Methanobrevibacter

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

M. tenebrarum {Methanothermobacteraceae_A: Methanothermobacter species-group 2}

 
 
"Methanothermobacteraceae"
 

M. wolfei

 
 
 

M.marburgensis

 
 

M. thermautotrophicus

 
 
Methanothermobacter
Methanobacteriaceae
 

Methanobrevibacter

 
 
 

Methanobacterium species-group 2

 
 
 

Methanosphaera

 
 

Methanobacterium

 
 
 
 
 
 

See also

References
  1. See the NCBI webpage on Methanothermobacter. Data extracted from the "NCBI taxonomy resources". National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved 2007-03-19.
  2. Stanley Falkow; Eugene Rosenberg; Karl-Heinz Schleifer; Erko Stackebrandt, eds. (2006-10-10). The Prokaryotes. Vol. 3. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 241. ISBN 0387254935. Retrieved 2016-08-30.
  3. J.P. Euzéby. "Methanothermobacter". List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN). Retrieved 23 February 2022.
  4. "The LTP". Retrieved 23 February 2022.
  5. "LTP_all tree in newick format". Retrieved 23 February 2022.
  6. "LTP_01_2022 Release Notes" (PDF). Retrieved 23 February 2022.
  7. "GTDB release 07-RS207". Genome Taxonomy Database. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  8. "ar53_r207.sp_labels". Genome Taxonomy Database. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  9. "Taxon History". Genome Taxonomy Database. Retrieved 20 June 2022.

Further reading

Scientific journals

Scientific books
  • Boone DR; Whitman WB; Rouviere P (1994). "Diversity and taxonomy of methanogens". In JG Ferry (ed.). Methanogenesis: Ecology, Physiology, Biochemistry & Genetics. New York: Chapman & Hall. pp. 35–80. ISBN 978-0-412-03531-9.


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