Methanobacterium alcaliphilum
| Taxonomy |
| Class: Methanobacteria |
| Order: Methanobacteriales |
| Family: Methanobacteriaceae |
| Genus: Methanobacterium |
| Temperature [°C] |
| Temperature min.: 25 |
| Temperature max.: 45 |
| Temperature optimal min.: 37 |
| Temperature optimal max.: 37 |
| Alcalinity ↷ |
| pH min.: 7 |
| pH max.: 9.9 |
| pH optimal min.: 8.1 |
| pH optimal max.: 9.1 |
| Salinity [mol ⋅ dm-3 NaCl] ↷ |
| NaCl min.: 0 |
| NaCl max.: |
| NaCl optimal min.: 0.012 |
| NaCl optimal max.: 0.012 |
| Growth rate ↷ |
| Growth rate: 0.068 |
| Doubling time [h]: 10.2 |
| Morphology ↷ |
| Motility: no |
| Shape: Rod |
| Gram reaction: negative |
| Cell surface structures (flagella, pili, fimbriae): No data |
| Cell dimensions [μm] ↷ |
| Width min.: 0.5 |
| Width max.: 0.6 |
| Length min.: 2 |
| Length max.: 25 |
| Environment ↷ |
| Water sediments |
| Description: Sediment samples collected from four Egyptian lakes of the Wadi el Natrun. |
| Strain info ↷ |
| Type strain: WeN4 |
| DSM: DSM-3387 |
| ATTC: ATCC 43379 |
| Other collections: NBRC 105226, OCM 11 |
| G+C content: 57 |
| Substrate ↷ |
| H2+CO2: Yes |
| Formate: No |
| Acetate: No |
| 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 |