Methanoculleus thermophilus

Taxonomy
Class: Methanomicrobia
Order: Methanomicrobiales
Family: Methanomicrobiaceae
Genus: Methanoculleus

Temperature [°C]
Temperature min.: 37
Temperature max.: 65
Temperature optimal min.: 55
Temperature optimal max.: 55

Alcalinity ↷
pH min.: 6.5
pH max.: 7.8
pH optimal min.: 7
pH optimal max.: 7

Salinity [mol ⋅ dm-3 NaCl] ↷
NaCl min.: 0
NaCl max.: 0.7
NaCl optimal min.: 0.2
NaCl optimal max.: 0.2

Growth rate ↷
Growth rate: 0.277
Doubling time [h]: 2.5

Morphology ↷
Motility: no
Shape: Irregular cocci
Gram reaction: negative
Cell surface structures (flagella, pili, fimbriae): absent

Cell dimensions [μm] ↷
Width min.: 1
Width max.: 1.3
Length min.: 1
Length max.: 1.3

Sources ↷
Main: C. Rivard et al., 1982, Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., vol. 32, p. 430

Environment ↷
Water sediments
Description: Sediment underlying the high-temperature effluent channel of the Crystal River Nuclear Power Plant, Florida Power Company, Crystal River, Florida.

Strain info ↷
Type strain: CR-1
DSM: DSM-2373
ATTC: ATCC 33837
Other collections: OCM 174, VKM B-1841
G+C content: 59

Substrate ↷
H2+CO2: Yes
Formate: Yes
Acetate: No
Methanol: No
Methylamin: no data
Di-methylamin: no data
Tri-methylamin: no data
CO: No data
Ethanol: No
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 on
Other: no data

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