Methanocaldococcus jannaschii
| Taxonomy |
| Class: Methanococci |
| Order: Methanococcales |
| Family: Methanocaldococcaceae |
| Genus: Methanocaldococcus |
| Temperature [°C] |
| Temperature min.: 50 |
| Temperature max.: 85 |
| Temperature optimal min.: 85 |
| Temperature optimal max.: 85 |
| Alcalinity ↷ |
| pH min.: 5.2 |
| pH max.: 7 |
| pH optimal min.: 6 |
| pH optimal max.: 6 |
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| Salinity [mol ⋅ dm-3 NaCl] ↷ |
| NaCl min.: 0.2 |
| NaCl max.: 0.9 |
| NaCl optimal min.: 0.5 |
| NaCl optimal max.: 0.5 |
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| Growth rate ↷ |
| Growth rate: 1.6 |
| Doubling time [h]: 0.433 |
| Morphology ↷ |
| Motility: yes |
| Shape: Irregular cocci |
| Gram reaction: No data |
| Cell surface structures (flagella, pili, fimbriae): present |
| Cell dimensions [μm] ↷ |
| Width min.: 1.5 |
| Width max.: 1.5 |
| Length min.: 1.5 |
| Length max.: 1.5 |
| Environment ↷ |
| Volcanic |
| Description: Hydrothermal vent effluent waters and sedimentary material adjacent to vents were collected in April and May, 1982 from the East Pacific Rise at 20° 50' N latitude and 109° 06' W longitude at a depth of 2600 m. |
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| Strain info ↷ |
| Type strain: JAL-1 |
| DSM: DSM-2661 |
| ATTC: ATCC 43067 |
| Other collections: JCM 10045, OCM 168, NBRC 100440, CIP 104961 |
| G+C content: 31 |
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| Substrate ↷ |
| H2+CO2: Yes |
| Formate: No |
| Acetate: No |
| Methanol: No |
| Methylamin: No |
| Di-methylamin: No |
| Tri-methylamin: No |
| 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 |
