Methanobacterium formicicum
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| Taxonomy |
| Class: Methanobacteria |
| Order: Methanobacteriales |
| Family: Methanobacteriaceae |
| Genus: Methanobacterium |
| Temperature [°C] |
| Temperature min.: 25 |
| Temperature max.: 50 |
| Temperature optimal min.: 37 |
| Temperature optimal max.: 45 |
| Alcalinity ↷ |
| pH min.: |
| pH max.: |
| pH optimal min.: 6.6 |
| pH optimal max.: 6.8 |
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| Salinity [mol ⋅ dm-3 NaCl] ↷ |
| NaCl min.: |
| NaCl max.: |
| NaCl optimal min.: 0.25 |
| NaCl optimal max.: 0.25 |
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| Growth rate ↷ |
| Growth rate: |
| Doubling time [h]: |
| Morphology ↷ |
| Motility: nd |
| Shape: Rod |
| Gram reaction: positive |
| Cell surface structures (flagella, pili, fimbriae): No data |
| Cell dimensions [μm] ↷ |
| Width min.: 0.4 |
| Width max.: 0.8 |
| Length min.: 2 |
| Length max.: 15 |
| Environment ↷ |
| Reactors |
| Description: Sample obtained from a domestic sewage sludge digestor in Urbana, Ilinois. |
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| Strain info ↷ |
| Type strain: MF |
| DSM: DSM-1535 |
| ATTC: ATCC 33274 |
| Other collections: JCM 10132, NBRC 100475, OCM 55, VKM B-1957 |
| G+C content: 38 |
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| Substrate ↷ |
| H2+CO2: Yes |
| Formate: Yes |
| 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: Yes |
| Butanol: No data |
| Cyclopentanol: no data |
| Isobutanol: Yes |
| Dimethyl sulfide: no data |
| H2+Methanol: No data |
| Other: no data |
