Methanosarcina thermophila

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Taxonomy
Class: Methanomicrobia
Order: Methanosarcinales
Family: Methanosarcinaceae
Genus: Methanosarcina

Temperature [°C]
Temperature min.: 30
Temperature max.: 60
Temperature optimal min.: 55
Temperature optimal max.: 55

Alcalinity ↷
pH min.:
pH max.:
pH optimal min.: 6.5
pH optimal max.: 6.5

Salinity [mol ⋅ dm-3 NaCl] ↷
NaCl min.: 0.005
NaCl max.: 1.2
NaCl optimal min.: 0
NaCl optimal max.: 0

Growth rate ↷
Growth rate: 0.139
Doubling time [h]: 5

Morphology ↷
Motility: No data
Shape: Irregular cocci
Gram reaction: positive
Cell surface structures (flagella, pili, fimbriae): No data

Cell dimensions [μm] ↷
Width min.: 1.5
Width max.: 2.5
Length min.: 1.5
Length max.: 2.5

Sources ↷
Main: S. Zinder et al., 1979, Appl. Environ. Microbiol., vol. 38, p. 996
Other: S. Zinder et al., 1985, Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., vol. 35, p. 522

Environment ↷
Reactors
Description: Sample from labortory anaerobic sludge digestor (55°C) inoculated with sludge from thermophilic digestor operated at Hyperion sewage treatment plant, El Segundo, California.

Strain info ↷
Type strain: TM-1
DSM: DSM-1825
ATTC: ATCC 43570
Other collections: OCM 12
G+C content: 42

Substrate ↷
H2+CO2: Yes
Formate: indifferent
Acetate: Yes
Methanol: Yes
Methylamin: Yes
Di-methylamin: Yes
Tri-methylamin: Yes
CO: indifferent
Ethanol: indifferent
1-propanol: indifferent
1-butanol: indifferent
2-butanol: Yes
2-propanol: indifferent
Butanol: indifferent
Cyclopentanol: indifferent
Isobutanol: indifferent
Dimethyl sulfide: indifferent
H2+Methanol: No data
Other: no data

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