Methanothermobacter thermophilus
| Taxonomy |
| Class: Methanobacteria |
| Order: Methanobacteriales |
| Family: Methanobacteriaceae |
| Genus: Methanothermobacter |
| Temperature [°C] |
| Temperature min.: 40 |
| Temperature max.: 75 |
| Temperature optimal min.: 65 |
| Temperature optimal max.: 70 |
| Alcalinity ↷ |
| pH min.: 6 |
| pH max.: 8.8 |
| pH optimal min.: 7.2 |
| pH optimal max.: 7.6 |
| Salinity [mol ⋅ dm-3 NaCl] ↷ |
| NaCl min.: 0.00171116 |
| NaCl max.: 0.598905 |
| NaCl optimal min.: 0.0102669 |
| NaCl optimal max.: 0.0102669 |
| Growth rate ↷ |
| Growth rate: |
| Doubling time [h]: |
| Morphology ↷ |
| Motility: unavailable |
| Shape: Rod |
| Gram reaction: No data |
| Cell surface structures (flagella, pili, fimbriae): unavailable |
| Cell dimensions [μm] ↷ |
| Width min.: 0.4 |
| Width max.: 0.4 |
| Length min.: 3 |
| Length max.: 120 |
| Environment ↷ |
| Reactors |
| Description: Sample from thermophilic methane tank (USSR). |
| Strain info ↷ |
| Type strain: M |
| DSM: DSM-6529 |
| ATTC: ATCC BAA-1076 |
| Other collections: OCM 231, VKM B-1786 |
| G+C content: 50 |
| Substrate ↷ |
| H2+CO2: Yes |
| Formate: no data |
| Acetate: No data |
| Methanol: No data |
| Methylamin: no data |
| Di-methylamin: no data |
| Tri-methylamin: no data |
| CO: No data |
| Ethanol: no data |
| 1-propanol: no data |
| 1-butanol: No data |
| 2-butanol: No data |
| 2-propanol: No data |
| Butanol: No data |
| Cyclopentanol: no data |
| Isobutanol: No data |
| Dimethyl sulfide: no data |
| H2+Methanol: No data |
| Other: no data |