Methanobacterium aarhusense A.Shlimon et al., 2004, Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., vol. 54, p. 759 Rod positive no data no H2-LR DSM-15219 ATCC BAA-828 ATCC BAA-828 no data no data 15 45 45 45 34.9 absent 5 18 0.7 0.7 0.05 0.9 0.05 0.9 6 9 7.5 8 no data no data no data no data do not feed on do not feed on no data no data do not feed on no data no data do not feed on do not feed on do not feed on feeds not determined do not feed on not determined not supporting:methane tiol no data not determined do not feed on Sediment cores collected in Aarhus Bay, a semi-enclosed embayment on the east coast of Jutland, Denmark (56° 09' N, 10° 19' E) not applicable no data not applicable not applicable not applicable yes http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/content/54/3/759.abstract Methanobacterium alcaliphilum S. Worakit et al., 1986, Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., vol. 36, p. 380 Rod negative no data no WeN4 DSM-3387 ATCC 43379, NBRC 105226, OCM 11 ATCC 43379, NBRC 105226, OCM 11 10.2 0.068 25 45 37 37 57 not determined 2 25 0.5 0.6 0 no data 0.012 0.012 7 9.9 8.1 9.1 tripticase peptone/yeast extract no data no data no data no data do not feed on no data no data no data no data no data no data no data do not feed on feeds not determined not determined no data no data no data not determined no data Sediment samples collected from four Egyptian lakes of the Wadi el Natrun. not applicable no data not applicable not applicable not applicable yes http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/content/36/3/380.abstract Methanobacterium arcticum V. Shcherbakova et al., 2011, Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., vol. 61, p. 144 Rod negative no data no M2 DSM-19844 VKM B-2371 VKM B-2371 26.6 0.026 15 45 37 37 38.1 not determined 3 6 0.45 0.5 0 0.3 0.1 0.1 5.5 8.5 6.8 7.2 no data no data do not feed on no data do not feed on do not feed on no data do not feed on no data no data no data no data do not feed on feeds feeds do not feed on do not feed on do not feed on no data no data do not feed on do not feed on Sample isolated from a sample of 2.0 m deep Holocene permafrost sediments, Kolyma lowland, Russia (70°06’N, 154° 04’E). not applicable no data not applicable yes not applicable not applicable http://ijsb.sgmjournals.org/content/61/1/144.abstract Methanobacterium beijingense K. Ma et al., 2005, Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., vol. 55, p. 325 Rod negative no data no 02 VIII DSM-15999 CGMCC 1.5011 CGMCC 1.5011 14.1 0.049 25 50 37 37 38.9 not determined 3 5 0.4 0.5 0 0.5 0.05 0.05 6.5 8.6 7.2 7.7 yeast extract no data no data do not feed on do not feed on do not feed on no data no data no data no data no data no data do not feed on feeds feeds not determined do not feed on no data no data no data not determined do not feed on Sample isolated from an anaerobic digester for the treatment of beer-manufacture wastewater. not applicable no data yes not applicable not applicable not applicable http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/content/55/1/325.abstract Methanobacterium bryantii W. Balch et al., 1979, Microbiol. Rev., vol. 43, p. 260 Rod positive K. Krivushin et al., 2010, Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., vol. 60, p. 455 no MoH DSM-863 ATCC 33272, OCM 110, VKM B-1629 ATCC 33272, OCM 110, VKM B-1629 19.25 0.036 25 50 37 39 35.2 present 10 15 0.5 1 0 0.4 0 0 5.8 8.8 6.9 7.2 None no data no data feeds feeds no data Yeast extract, acetate, cysteine, Fe, W, Ni no data no data no data no data no data no data no data feeds not determined do not feed on no data no data no data not determined no data Native unpolluted groundwater samples from the Floridan Aquifer near West Palm Beach, Florida (USA). not applicable no data not applicable yes not applicable not applicable http://mmbr.asm.org/content/43/2/260.long Methanobacterium congolense N. Cuzin et al., 2001, Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., vol. 51, p. 489 Rod positive no data no C DSM-7095 OCM 786 OCM 786 7.5 0.092 25 50 37 42 39.5 absent 2 10 0.4 0.5 no data no data 0.017 0.017 5.9 8.2 7.2 7.2 no data do not feed on not determined do not feed on not determined do not feed on no data no data no data feeds no data no data do not feed on do not feed on feeds not determined do not feed on do not feed on not supporting:1-pentanol do not feed on not determined do not feed on Sample from anaerobic digestor treating raw cassava peel. not applicable no data yes not applicable not applicable not applicable http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/content/51/2/489.abstract Methanobacterium espanolae G. Patel et al., 1990, Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., vol. 40, p. 12 Rod positiv no data no GP9 DSM-5982 ATCC BAA-1073, OCM 178, NRC 5912, NBRC 105228 ATCC BAA-1073, OCM 178, NRC 5912, NBRC 105228 9.9 0.07 15 50 35 35 34 absent 6 6 0.8 0.8 no data no data no data no data 4.6 7 5.6 6.2 Vitamins no data not determined no data not determined do not feed on Vitamins no data no data no data no data no data no data do not feed on feeds not determined do not feed on no data not supporting:butyrate, pyruvate no data not determined do not feed on Sample from the anoxic zone of the primary sludge of the E. B. Eddy Forest Products Ltd. (Espanola, Ontario, Canada) bleach kraft mill. not applicable no data yes not applicable not applicable not applicable http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/content/40/1/12.abstract Methanobacterium ferruginis K. Mori et al., 2011, Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., vol. 61, p. 138 Rod variable no data no Mic6c05 DSM-21974 NBRC 105197 NBRC 105197 18.5 0.037 20 45 40 40 37.6 not determined 2.3 3.7 0.3 0.3 0 1.2 0.34 0.34 5.5 9 6 7.5 Vitamins no data no data not determined not determined do not feed on no data no data no data feeds no data no data do not feed on do not feed on feeds not determined do not feed on do not feed on no data no data not determined no data Sample from the interior surface of a pipe transporting natural gas- containing brine in the southern Kanto gas field in Japan. not applicable 1 not applicable not applicable not applicable not applicable http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/content/61/1/138.abstract Methanobacterium flexile J. Zhu et al., 2011, Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., vol. 61, p. 2974 Cocci positiv no data no GH DSM-25939 JCM 15416, CGMCC AS 1.5092 JCM 15416, CGMCC AS 1.5092 21.6 0.032 10 50 35 38 37.3 absent 2 5 0.3 0.5 0 0.1 0 0 6.5 9.5 6.5 9.5 yeast extract no data no data do not feed on do not feed on do not feed on no data no data no data no data no data no data do not feed on feeds feeds not determined do not feed on no data no data no data not determined do not feed on Sediment samples collected from Gahai lake, Qaidam Basin. not applicable no data not applicable not applicable not applicable yes http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/content/61/12/2974.abstract Methanobacterium formicicum M. Bryant et al., 1987, Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., vol. 37, p. 171 Rod positive no data nd MF DSM-1535 ATCC 33274, JCM 10132, NBRC 100475, OCM 55, VKM B-1957 ATCC 33274, JCM 10132, NBRC 100475, OCM 55, VKM B-1957 no data no data 25 50 37 45 38 not determined 2 15 0.4 0.8 no data no data 0.25 0.25 no data no data 6.6 6.8 no data no data no data feeds feeds no data Acetyate, cysteine no data no data no data no data no data no data feeds feeds not determined not determined no data no data no data not determined no data Sample obtained from a domestic sewage sludge digestor in Urbana, Ilinois. not applicable no data yes not applicable not applicable not applicable http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/content/37/2/171 Methanobacterium ivanovii M. Jain et al., 1987, Syst. Appl. Microbiol., vol. 9, p. 77 Rod not determined no data unavailable Ivanov DSM-2611 ATCC BAA-930, OCM 140, VKM B-1634 ATCC BAA-930, OCM 140, VKM B-1634 no data no data 15 55 45 45 36.6 unavailable 1.2 1.2 0.5 0.8 no data no data 0.19 0.19 6.5 8.5 7 7.4 no data no data no data no data do not feed on no data no data no data no data no data no data no data no data do not feed on feeds not determined not determined no data no data no data not determined no data Sample from rock core. not applicable no data not applicable not applicable not applicable not applicable http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0723202087800590 Methanobacterium kanagiense K. Kitamuraet al., 2011, Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., vol. 61, p. 1246 Rod variable no data no 169 DSM-22026 JCM 15797 JCM 15797 22.3 0.031 15 45 40 40 39.3 present 1.6 5 0.35 0.5 0 1.2 0.086 0.086 6.5 9.6 7.5 8.5 no data no data no data no data no data no data no data no data no data no data no data no data no data no data feeds not determined do not feed on no data no data no data not determined no data Sample from a rice field plot at Kanagi Farm of the Teaching and Research Center for Bio-coexistence, University Farm, Faculty of Agriculture and Life Science, Hirosaki University. not applicable no data not applicable yes not applicable not applicable http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/content/61/6/1246.abstract Methanobacterium lacus G. Borrel et al., 2012, Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., vol. 62, p. 1625 Rod negative no data no 17A1 DSM-24406 JCM 17760 JCM 17760 22 0.032 14 41 30 30 37 not determined 2 15 0.2 0.4 0 0.4 0.1 0.1 5 8.5 6.5 6.5 no data no data no data do not feed on do not feed on do not feed on no data no data no data no data no data no data no data do not feed on feeds feeds not determined do not feed on no data no data feeds no data Sample isolated from the profundal sediment of the meromictic Lake Pavin, France. not applicable no data not applicable not applicable not applicable yes http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/content/62/Pt_7/1625.abstract Methanobacterium movens J. Zhu et al., 2011, Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., vol. 61, p. 2974 Rod positiv no data yes TS-2 DSM-25945 JCM 15415, CGMCC AS 1.5093 JCM 15415, CGMCC AS 1.5093 25.66 0.027 10 50 35 38 39.5 present 2 5 0.4 0.5 0 0.3 0 0 6 9 6 9 yeast extract no data no data do not feed on do not feed on do not feed on no data no data no data no data no data no data do not feed on do not feed on feeds not determined do not feed on no data no data no data not determined do not feed on Sediment samples collected from Tuosu lake, Qaidam Basin. not applicable no data not applicable not applicable not applicable yes http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/content/61/12/2974.abstract Methanobacterium movilense J. Schirmack et al., 2014, Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., vol. 64, p. 522 Rod negative no data no MC-20 DSM-26032 JCM 18470 JCM 18470 79.2 0.009 0 44 33 33 33 not determined 3.5 4 0.6 0.7 0.02 0.3 0.08 0.08 6.2 9.9 7.4 7.4 no data not determined feeds not determined feeds do not feed on no data no data do not feed on not determined feeds feeds do not feed on feeds feeds not determined do not feed on do not feed on no data not determined not determined feeds Sample of sediment of the subsurface lake from Movile Cave, near the city of Mangalia, Romania. not applicable no data not applicable not applicable not applicable yes http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/content/early/2013/10/09/ijs.0.057224-0.abstract Methanobacterium oryzae C. Joulian et al., 2000, Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., vol. 50, p. 525 Rod not determined no data no FPi DSM-11106 no data no data no data no data 15 45 40 40 31 not determined 3 10 0.3 0.4 0 0.427789185489 0 0 5.5 9 7 7 no data no data no data do not feed on do not feed on do not feed on no data no data no data no data no data no data no data feeds feeds not determined not determined no data no data no data not determined no data Sample from a rice field soil in the Philippines (Pila area, Luzon Province). not applicable no data not applicable yes not applicable not applicable http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/content/50/2/525.abstract Methanobacterium palustre G. Zellner et al., 1988, Arch. Microbiol., vol. 151, p. 1 Rod positiv no data no F DSM-3108 OCM 238 OCM 238 18 0.039 20 45 33 37 34.3 not determined 2.5 5 0.5 0.5 0 0.308008213552 no data no data no data no data 7 7 no data no data not determined no data feeds do not feed on no data no data no data no data do not feed on no data no data feeds feeds not determined not determined do not feed on no data no data not determined do not feed on Sample isolated from marshland of the Sippenauer Moor, Germany (48°53' N 11°57' E). not applicable no data not applicable yes not applicable not applicable http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2FBF00444660 Methanobacterium petrolearium K. Mori et al., 2011, Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., vol. 61, p. 138 Rod variable no data no Mic5c12 DSM-22353 NBRC 105198 NBRC 105198 39.5 0.018 20 40 35 35 38.3 not determined 2.4 4.7 0.3 0.3 0 1.2 0 0 5.5 9 6.5 6.5 acetate, yeast extract no data no data do not feed on do not feed on do not feed on no data no data no data do not feed on no data no data do not feed on do not feed on feeds not determined do not feed on do not feed on no data no data not determined no data Sample from sludge deposited in a crude oil storage tank in Japan. not applicable 1 not applicable not applicable not applicable not applicable http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/content/61/1/138.abstract Methanobacterium subterraneum S. Kotelnikova et al., 1998, Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., vol. 48, p. 357 Rod not determined no data no A8p DSM-11074 ATCC 700657 ATCC 700657 3.89 0.178 3.5 40 20 40 54.4 not determined 0.6 1.2 0.1 0.15 0 1.4 0.2 1.25 6.75 9.2 7.8 8.8 None do not feed on no data do not feed on no data do not feed on None no data no data no data no data do not feed on do not feed on feeds feeds do not feed on do not feed on no data not supporting: pyruvate, fructose, glucose, do not feed on do not feed on do not feed on Sample of granitic rock groundwater from the Äspö hard rock laboratory tunnel, South-Eastern Sweden (depths 68 m, 409 m and 420 m). not applicable no data not applicable not applicable not applicable yes http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/content/48/2/357.abstract Methanobacterium thermaggregans K. Blotevogel et al., 1985, Arch. Microbiol., vol. 142, p. 218 Rod negative no data no DSM3266 DSM-3266 ATCC 43168, OCM 141, VKM B-1959 ATCC 43168, OCM 141, VKM B-1959 3.5 0.198 50 70 65 65 42 absent 4 8 0.4 0.4 0 0.171115674196 0 0 5.5 9.5 7 7.5 None no data no data no data no data do not feed on yeast extract no data no data no data do not feed on do not feed on do not feed on do not feed on feeds not determined not determined do not feed on no data no data not determined do not feed on Sample of cattle pasture mud. not applicable no data not applicable yes not applicable not applicable http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2FBF00693393 Methanobacterium uliginosum H. Konig, 1987, Can. J. Microbiol., vol. 30, p. 1477 Rod not determined no data unavailable P2St DSM-2956 ATCC 35997, NBRC 105232, OCM 176 ATCC 35997, NBRC 105232, OCM 176 no data no data 15 45 40 40 33.8 unavailable 2 4 0.2 0.6 0 no data no data no data 6 8.5 6 8 no data no data no data no data no data no data yeast extract no data no data no data no data no data no data no data feeds not determined not determined no data no data no data not determined no data Sample of a marshy soil. not applicable no data not applicable yes not applicable not applicable http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/abs/10.1139/m84-235#.VBAi9WM1N3k Methanobacterium veterum K. Krivushin et al., 2010, Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., vol. 60, p. 455 Rod negative E. Rivkina et al., 2007, FEMS microbiology ecology, vol. 61, p.1 no MK4 DSM-19849 VKM B-2440 VKM B-2440 23.1 0.03 10 46 28 28 33.8 not determined 2 8 0.4 0.45 0 0.3 0.05 0.05 5.2 9.4 7 7.2 no data no data no data do not feed on do not feed on do not feed on acetate no data no data no data no data no data do not feed on do not feed on feeds feeds not determined do not feed on no data no data feeds do not feed on Samples selected from deep (28 m beneath surface) late Pliocene permafrost 26 (Kolyma lowland, 70°06’N, 154° 04’E). not applicable no data not applicable yes not applicable not applicable http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/content/60/2/455.abstract Methanobrevibacter acididurans D. Savant et al., 2002, Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., vol. 52, p. 1081 Cocci positive no data no ATM DSM-15163 MCM B 613, OCM 804 no data 16.5 0.042 25 37 35 35 no data not determined 0.3 0.5 0.3 0.5 no data no data no data no data 5 7.5 6 6 rumen fluid, acetate, aminoacids no data do not feed on no data do not feed on do not feed on no data do not feed on no data no data no data no data no data do not feed on feeds not determined do not feed on no data no data no data not determined do not feed on Laboratory anaerobic reactor treating distilary wastewater seeded with sludge from filed digester. not applicable no data not applicable not applicable not applicable not applicable http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/content/52/4/1081.abstract Methanobrevibacter arboriphilus J. Zeikus et al., 1975, Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek, vol. 41, p. 543 Rod positive no data no DH1 DSM-1125 ATCC 33747, ATCC 29097, JCM 13429, OCM 147 no data 13 0.053 10 45 30 37 27.5 not determined 2.7 2.7 0.6 0.6 no data no data no data no data no data no data 7.5 8 Vitamins no data no data no data no data do not feed on generally organic compounds no data no data no data no data no data do not feed on do not feed on feeds not determined do not feed on no data no data no data not determined no data Samples of a wetwood cores from Wisconsin, and western cottonwood trees located on the banks of Cottonwood Creek in Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming. not applicable 1 not applicable not applicable not applicable not applicable http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF02565096 Methanobrevibacter boviskoreani J. Lee et al., 2013, Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., vol. 63, p. 4196 Rod positive no data no JH1 DSM-25824 JCM 18376, KCTC 4102, JCM 18376, KCTC 4102, no data no data no data no data 37 40 28 unavailable 1.5 1.8 0.6 0.6 no data no data no data no data no data no data 6.5 7 no data not determined not determined not determined not determined not determined no data no data not determined not determined not determined not determined not determined feeds feeds not determined not determined not determined no data not determined not determined not determined Sample from rumen of the Korean native cattle (HanWoo, Bos taurus coreanae) in South Korea. yes no data not applicable not applicable not applicable not applicable http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/content/63/Pt_11/4196.abstract Methanobrevibacter curvatus J. Leadbetter et al., 1996, Appl. Environ. Microbiol., vol. 62, p. 3620 Rod positive no data no RFM-2 DSM-11111 no data no data 40 0.017 20 30 30 30 no data not determined 1.6 1.6 0.34 0.34 no data no data no data no data 6.5 8.5 7.1 7.1 Casamino acids, yeast extract, rumen fluid no data no data no data do not feed on do not feed on no data no data do not feed on no data do not feed on no data do not feed on do not feed on feeds do not feed on do not feed on no data not supporting:theobromine, theophyline, trimethoxybenzoate, lactate, pyruvate, glucose no data do not feed on do not feed on Hindgut contents of the termite Reticulitermes flavipes. yes no data not applicable not applicable not applicable not applicable http://aem.asm.org/content/62/10/3620.abstract Methanobrevibacter cuticularis J. Leadbetter et al., 1996, Appl. Environ. Microbiol., vol. 62, p. 3620 Rod positive no data no RFM-1 DSM-11139 no data no data 35 0.02 10 37 37 37 no data not determined 1.2 1.2 0.4 0.4 no data no data no data no data 6.5 8.5 7.7 7.7 Rumen fluid, nutrient broth no data no data no data do not feed on do not feed on no data no data do not feed on no data do not feed on no data do not feed on feeds feeds do not feed on do not feed on no data not supporting:theobromine, theophyline, trimethoxybenzoate, lactate, pyruvate, glucose no data do not feed on do not feed on Hindgut contents of the termite Reticulitermes flavipes (Kollar) (Rhinotermitidae). yes no data not applicable not applicable not applicable not applicable http://aem.asm.org/content/62/10/3620.abstract Methanobrevibacter filiformis J. Leadbetter et al., 1998, Arch. Microbiol., vol. 169, p. 287 Rod positive no data no RFM-3 DSM-11501 no data no data 37 0.019 10 33.5 30 30 no data not determined 4 4 0.23 0.23 no data no data no data no data 6 7.5 7 7.2 yeast extract no data no data no data do not feed on do not feed on no data no data do not feed on no data do not feed on no data do not feed on do not feed on feeds do not feed on do not feed on no data not supporting:theobromine, theophyline, trimethoxybenzoate, lactate, pyruvate, glucose no data do not feed on do not feed on Hindgut contents of the termite Reticulitermes flavipes. yes no data not applicable not applicable not applicable not applicable http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs002030050574 Methanobrevibacter gottschalkii T. Miller et al., 2002, Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., vol. 52, p. 819 Coccobacillus positive no data nd HO DSM-11977 ATCC BAA-1169, OCM 813 no data no data no data no data no data 37 37 29 not determined 0.9 0.9 0.7 0.7 0 0.427789185489 no data no data no data no data 7 7 acetate, yeast extract, trypticase no data no data no data no data do not feed on no data no data no data no data no data no data no data do not feed on feeds do not feed on do not feed on no data no data no data do not feed on do not feed on Sample of horse feaces. yes no data not applicable not applicable not applicable not applicable http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/content/52/3/819.abstract Methanobrevibacter millerae S. Rea et al., 2007, Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., vol. 57, p. 450 Coccobacillus positive no data no ZA-10 DSM-16643 OCM 820 no data no data no data 33 43 36 42 32 not determined 0.5 1.2 0.5 0.5 0 0.444900752909 no data no data 5.5 10 7 8 acetate, yeast extract, trypticase no data do not feed on no data do not feed on do not feed on no data do not feed on no data no data no data no data do not feed on feeds feeds not determined do not feed on do not feed on no data no data not determined do not feed on Sample of bowine rumen contents. yes no data not applicable not applicable not applicable not applicable http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/content/57/3/450.abstract Methanobrevibacter olleyae S. Rea et al., 2007, Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., vol. 57, p. 450 Coccobacillus positive no data no KM1H5-1P DSM-16632 OCM 841 no data no data no data 28 42 28 42 28 not determined 0.3 1 0.3 0.3 0 0.444900752909 no data no data 6 10 7.5 7.5 acetate, yeast extract, trypticase, coenzyme M, branched-chain no data do not feed on no data do not feed on do not feed on no data do not feed on no data no data no data no data do not feed on feeds feeds not determined do not feed on do not feed on no data no data not determined do not feed on Sample of sheep rumen contents. yes no data not applicable not applicable not applicable not applicable http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/content/57/3/450.abstract Methanobrevibacter oralis A. Ferrari et al., 1994, Curr. Microbiol., vol. 29, p. 7 Rod positive no data no ZR DSM-7256 no data no data 15 0.046 25 39 35 37 28 absent 0.7 1.2 0.4 0.5 0 0.2 0.01 0.1 6.2 8 6.9 7.4 MB medium no data no data no data no data do not feed on no data no data no data no data no data no data no data do not feed on feeds do not feed on do not feed on no data no data no data do not feed on no data Subgingival samples from ten healthy volontiers (Italy). yes no data not applicable not applicable not applicable not applicable http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2FBF01570184 Methanobrevibacter ruminantium H. Smith et al., 1958, J. Bacteriol., vol. 75, p. 713 Rod positive no data no M1 DSM-1093 ATCC 35063, JCM 13430, OCM 146 no data no data no data no data no data 33 33 32.6 not determined 0.8 1.7 0.7 0.7 no data no data no data no data no data no data 6.3 6.8 no data no data no data no data no data no data no data no data no data no data no data no data no data feeds feeds not determined not determined no data no data no data not determined no data Sample from bovine rumen. yes no data not applicable not applicable not applicable not applicable http://jb.asm.org/content/75/6/713.long Methanobrevibacter smithii W. Balch et al., 1979, Microbiol. Rev., vol. 43, p. 260 Cocci positive no data no PS DSM-861 ATCC 35061, OCM 144, no data no data no data no data no data 37 39 31 unavailable 1 1.5 0.5 0.7 no data no data no data no data no data no data 6.9 7.4 no data no data no data no data no data no data no data no data no data no data no data no data no data feeds feeds not determined not determined no data no data no data not determined no data Sample of primary sewage digester (USA). not applicable no data not applicable not applicable not applicable not applicable http://mmbr.asm.org/content/43/2/260.long Methanobrevibacter thaueri T. Miller et al., 2002, Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., vol. 52, p. 819 Coccobacillus positive no data nd CW DSM-11995 OCM 817 no data no data no data no data no data 37 37 38 not determined 0.6 1.2 0.5 0.5 0 no data no data no data no data no data 7 7 acetate, yeast extract, trypticase no data no data no data no data do not feed on none no data no data no data no data no data no data do not feed on feeds do not feed on do not feed on no data no data no data do not feed on do not feed on Sample of cow feaces. yes no data not applicable not applicable not applicable not applicable http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/content/52/3/819.abstract Methanobrevibacter woesei T. Miller et al., 2002, Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., vol. 52, p. 819 Coccobacillus positive no data nd GS DSM-11979 OCM 815 no data no data no data no data no data 37 37 31 not determined 1 1 0.6 0.6 0 0.427789185489 no data no data no data no data 7 7 acetate, yeast extract, trypticase no data no data no data no data do not feed on no data no data no data no data no data no data no data feeds feeds do not feed on do not feed on no data no data no data do not feed on do not feed on Sample of goose feaces. yes no data not applicable not applicable not applicable not applicable http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/content/52/3/819.abstract Methanobrevibacter wolinii T. Miller et al., 2002, Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., vol. 52, p. 819 Coccobacillus positive no data nd SH DSM-11976 OCM 814 no data no data no data no data no data 37 37 24.2 not determined 1 1.4 0.6 0.6 0 no data no data no data no data no data 7 7 acetate, yeast extract, trypticase, coenzyme M, branched-chain no data no data no data no data do not feed on no data no data no data no data no data no data no data do not feed on feeds do not feed on do not feed on no data no data no data do not feed on do not feed on Sample of sheep feaces. yes no data not applicable not applicable not applicable not applicable http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/content/52/3/819.abstract Methanocalculus chunghsingensis M. Lai et al., 2004, Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., vol. 54, p. 183 Irregular cocci negative no data variable K1F9705b DSM-14539 OCM 772 OCM 772 33 0.021 20 45 37 37 50 present 1 1.6 1 1.6 0 2.05338809035 0.171115674196 0.171115674196 6 8 7.2 7.2 acetate no data do not feed on do not feed on do not feed on do not feed on tungsten do not feed on no data no data do not feed on no data do not feed on feeds feeds not determined do not feed on no data no data no data not determined do not feed on Samples from an estuary in Eriln Shi, near Wang-gong, Taiwan. not applicable no data not applicable not applicable not applicable yes http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/content/54/1/183.abstract Methanocalculus halotolerans B. Ollivier et al., 1998, Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., vol. 48, p. 823 Cocci not determined no data yes SEBR 4845 DSM-14092 OCM 470 OCM 470 12 0.058 28 45 38 38 55 present 1 1 1 1 0 2.13894592745 0.855578370979 0.855578370979 7 8.4 7.6 7.6 acetate do not feed on do not feed on no data do not feed on do not feed on yeast extract do not feed on no data no data no data no data no data feeds feeds not determined do not feed on no data not supporting: lactate, glucose do not feed on not determined do not feed on Sample collected from the well-head of the Scheibenhardt NDL 103 oilfield in Alsace (France). not applicable no data not applicable not applicable not applicable yes http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/content/48/3/821.abstract Methanocalculus natronophilus T. Zhilina et al., 2014, Microbiology, vol. 82, p. 698 Irregular cocci not determined no data variable Z-7105 DSM-25006 VKM B-2765, VKM B-2765 no data no data 14 45 30 37 50.2 present 0.2 1.2 0.2 1.2 0.9 3.3 1.4 1.9 8 10.2 9 9.5 no data do not feed on not determined not determined do not feed on do not feed on no data no data not determined not determined not determined not determined not determined feeds feeds not determined do not feed on not determined no data do not feed on not determined do not feed on Samples taken from bottom sediments of Tanatar soda lakes (Altai, Russia) and from the collectors in the vicinity of these lakes. not applicable no data not applicable not applicable not applicable yes http://link.springer.com/article/10.1134%2FS0026261713060131 Methanocalculus pumilus K. Mori et al., 2000, Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., vol. 50, p. 1723 Irregular cocci negative no data no KHT-1 DSM-12632 ATCC BAA-129, JCM 10627 ATCC BAA-129, JCM 10627 12 0.058 25 45 35 35 51.9 absent 0.8 1 0.8 1 0 1.19780971937 0.171115674196 0.171115674196 5.5 9 7 7 acetate do not feed on do not feed on no data do not feed on do not feed on no data do not feed on no data no data no data no data do not feed on feeds feeds not determined do not feed on no data not supporting: pyruvate, glucose do not feed on not determined do not feed on Leachate samples taken from pipes (25 cm in diameter), used for monitoring sinkage and water quality, at the Osaka North Port Sea-Based Solid-Waste-Disposal Site in Japan. not applicable no data yes not applicable not applicable not applicable http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/content/50/5/1723.abstract Methanocalculus taiwanensis M. Lai et al., 2002, Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., vol. 52, p. 1799 Irregular cocci negative no data no P2F9704a DSM-14663 OCM 671, CCRC 16182, BCRC 16182 OCM 671, CCRC 16182, BCRC 16182 7.1 0.098 28 45 37 37 no data absent 0.9 1.4 0.9 1.4 0 0.684462696783 0.0855578370979 0.0855578370979 5.6 8.3 6.7 6.7 acetate no data do not feed on do not feed on do not feed on do not feed on tungsten, microelement solution do not feed on no data no data no data no data do not feed on feeds feeds not determined do not feed on no data no data no data not determined do not feed on Samples from water of an estuary in Eriln Shi near Wong-Kong, Taiwan. not applicable no data not applicable not applicable not applicable yes http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/content/52/5/1799.abstract Methanocaldococcus fervens C. Jeanthon et al., 1999, Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., vol. 49, p. 583 Irregular cocci not determined no data yes AG86 DSM-4213 JCM 15782 JCM 15782 0.33 2.1 48 92 85 85 33 present 1 2 1 2 0.0855578370979 0.855578370979 0.513347022587 0.513347022587 5.5 7.6 6.5 6.5 no data no data no data no data no data do not feed on yeast extract, casamino acids, tripticase, selenite, tungsten no data no data no data no data no data no data do not feed on feeds do not feed on do not feed on do not feed on no data no data do not feed on no data Samples from deep-sea hydrothermal vent core sample from Guaymas Basin, Gulf of California, at a depth of 2003 m. not applicable no data not applicable not applicable yes not applicable http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/content/49/2/583.abstract Methanocaldococcus indicus S. L Haridon et al., 2003, Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., vol. 53, p.1931 Cocci negative no data yes SL43 DSM-15027 JCM 11886 JCM 11886 0.5 1.38 50 86 85 85 30.7 present 1 3 1 3 0.257 0.856 0.513 0.513 5.5 6.7 6.5 6.5 no data no data feeds no data no data do not feed on selenate, tungsten, yeast extract no data no data no data no data no data no data do not feed on feeds do not feed on do not feed on do not feed on no data no data do not feed on no data Chimney sample collected in April 2001 at the Kairei vent field on the Central Indian Ridge (25°19' S, 70°02' E) at a depth of 2420 m. not applicable no data not applicable not applicable yes not applicable http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/content/53/6/1931.abstract Methanocaldococcus infernus C. Jeanthon et al., 1998, Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., vol. 48, p. 913 Cocci not determined no data yes ME DSM-11812 JCM 15783 JCM 15783 0.513 1.35 55 91 85 85 33 present 1 3 1 3 0.213894592745 0.962525667351 0.427789185489 0.427789185489 5.25 7 6.5 6.5 None not determined not determined not determined not determined do not feed on selenate, tungsten, yeast extract no data not determined not determined not determined not determined not determined do not feed on feeds do not feed on do not feed on do not feed on no data not determined do not feed on not determined Chimney sample collected from the Logatchev hydrothermal field (14° 45' N, 44° 59' W) on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge at a depth of 3000 m. not applicable no data not applicable not applicable yes not applicable http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/content/48/3/913.abstract Methanocaldococcus jannaschii W. Jones, et al., 1983, Arch. Microbiol., vol. 136, p. 254 Irregular cocci not determined no data yes JAL-1 DSM-2661 ATCC 43067, JCM 10045, OCM 168, NBRC 100440, CIP 104961 ATCC 43067, JCM 10045, OCM 168, NBRC 100440, CIP 104961 0.433 1.6 50 85 85 85 31 present 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 0.2 0.9 0.5 0.5 5.2 7 6 6 NaCl, Na2S, no data no data no data no data do not feed on Selenium no data no data no data do not feed on no data no data do not feed on feeds not determined do not feed on do not feed on no data no data not determined do not feed on 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. not applicable no data not applicable not applicable yes not applicable http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2FBF00425213 Methanocaldococcus villosus A. Bellack et al., 2011, Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., vol. 61, p.1239 Irregular cocci negative no data yes KIN24-T80 DSM-22612 JCM 16315 JCM 16315 0.75 0.942 55 90 80 80 30 present 1 2 1 2 0.0855578370979 0.941136208077 0.427789185489 0.427789185489 5.5 7 6.5 6.5 no data no data no data no data no data do not feed on selenate, tungsten, yeast extract no data no data no data no data no data no data do not feed on feeds not determined do not feed on no data not supporting: pyruvate no data not determined no data Samples from the Kolbeinsey Ridge (Fricke et al., 1989), north of Iceland (67° 05' N, 18° 42' W), by the research submersible Jago at a depth of 105 m. not applicable no data not applicable not applicable yes not applicable http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/content/61/6/1239.abstract Methanocaldococcus vulcanius C. Jeanthon et al., 1999, Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., vol. 49, p. 583 Cocci not determined no data yes M7 DSM-12094 ATCC 700851 ATCC 700851 0.66 1.05 49 89 80 80 31 present 1 3 1 3 0.106947296372 0.962525667351 0.427789185489 0.427789185489 5.25 7 6.5 6.5 None not determined not determined not determined not determined do not feed on selenate, tungsten, yeast extract no data not determined not determined not determined not determined not determined do not feed on feeds do not feed on do not feed on do not feed on no data not determined do not feed on not determined Samples from chimney from the hydrothermal field (12°48' N, 103°56' W), on the East Pacific Rise at a depth of 2600 m. not applicable no data not applicable not applicable yes not applicable http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/content/49/2/583.abstract Methanocella arvoryzae S. Sakai et al., 2010, Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., vol. 60, p. 2918 Rod not determined no data no MRE50 DSM-22066 NBRC 105507 NBRC 105507 8 0.087 37 55 45 45 56.7 absent 1.3 2.8 0.4 0.7 0 0.342231348392 0 0 6 7.8 7 7 acetate no data do not feed on do not feed on do not feed on do not feed on easyt extract do not feed on no data no data do not feed on no data do not feed on feeds feeds do not feed on do not feed on do not feed on no data no data do not feed on do not feed on Sample from a rice field soil in Italy. not applicable no data not applicable yes not applicable not applicable http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/content/60/12/2918.abstract Methanocella conradii Z. Lu et al., 2012, J. Bacteriol., vol. 194, p. 2398 Rod not determined no data no HZ254 DSM-24694 JCM 17849, CGMCC 1.5162 JCM 17849, CGMCC 1.5162 6.3 0.11 37 60 50 55 52.7 absent 1.4 2.8 0.2 0.3 0 0.0855578370979 0 0 6.4 7.2 6.8 6.8 acetate no data do not feed on do not feed on do not feed on do not feed on no data do not feed on no data no data do not feed on no data do not feed on do not feed on feeds not determined do not feed on do not feed on no data no data not determined do not feed on Chinese rice field soil. not applicable no data not applicable yes not applicable not applicable http://jb.asm.org/content/194/9/2398.abstract Methanocella paludicola S. Sakai et al., 2008, Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., vol. 58, p. 929 Rod negative no data no SANAE DSM-17711 JCM 13418, NBRC 101707 JCM 13418, NBRC 101707 100.8 0.007 25 40 35 37 56.6 absent 1.8 2.4 0.3 0.6 0 0.0171115674196 no data no data 6.5 7.8 7 7 acetate do not feed on do not feed on no data do not feed on do not feed on yeast extract do not feed on no data do not feed on do not feed on no data do not feed on feeds feeds not determined do not feed on do not feed on not supporting: pyruvate, lactate do not feed on not determined do not feed on Sample isolated from a rice paddy soil at Nagaoka, Niigata, Japan. not applicable no data not applicable yes not applicable not applicable http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/content/58/4/929.abstract Methanococcoides alaskense N. Singh et al., 2005, Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., vol. 55, p.2531 Irregular cocci negative no data no AK-5 DSM-17273 OCM 775 OCM 775 no data no data 2.3 28.4 23.6 23.6 41.9 present 2 2 1.5 1.5 0.1 0.7 0.3 0.4 no data no data 6.3 7.5 no data no data no data no data no data do not feed on no data no data no data no data no data do not feed on no data do not feed on do not feed on not determined do not feed on no data no data no data not determined feeds Sample from permanently cold, anoxic marine sediments at Skan Bay, Alaska. not applicable no data not applicable yes not applicable not applicable http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/content/55/6/2531.abstract Methanococcoides burtonii P. Franzmann et al., 1992, Syst. Appl. Microbiol., vol. 15, p. 573 Irregular cocci not determined no data unavailable ACE-M DSM-6242 OCM 468 OCM 468 no data no data 1.7 29.5 23.4 23.4 39.6 unavailable no data no data no data no data 0.2 0.5 no data no data 6.8 8.2 no data no data no data no data no data no data no data do not feed on no data no data no data no data no data no data no data no data no data not determined feeds no data no data no data not determined no data Sample from the anoxic hypolimnion of Ace Lake, Antarctica. not applicable no data not applicable not applicable not applicable not applicable http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0723202011801177 Methanococcoides methylutens K. Sowers et al., 1983, Appl. Environ. Microbiol., vol. 45, p. 684 Irregular cocci negative no data no TMA-10 DSM-2657 ATCC 33938, OCM 158, BCRC 16168, CCRC 16168 ATCC 33938, OCM 158, BCRC 16168, CCRC 16168 5.2 0.133 15 40 30 35 42 absent 3 3 1 1 0.043 1.2 0.24 0.64 6 8 7 7.5 no data no data no data no data no data do not feed on no data no data no data no data feeds no data no data do not feed on do not feed on not determined feeds feeds no data no data not determined feeds Sediment (0 to 60 cm) obtained by a diver assisted with SCUBA at a depth of 65 feet (ca. 19.8 m) from the Sumner branch of Scripps Canyon located near La Jolla, California. not applicable no data not applicable yes not applicable not applicable http://aem.asm.org/content/45/2/684.abstract Methanococcoides vulcani S. L'Haridon et al. Irregular cocci negative no data no SLH33T DSM-26966 no data SLH33, JCM 19278 no data no data no data no data 30 30 43.4 unavailable no data no data no data no data no data no data 0.5 0.5 no data no data 7 7 no data not determined not determined not determined not determined not determined no data no data not determined not determined feeds not determined not determined not determined not determined not determined feeds feeds no data not determined not determined feeds Samples from deep sediment covered by an orange microbial mat collected from the Napoli Mud Volcano. not applicable no data not applicable not applicable yes not applicable http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/content/early/2014/03/07/ijs.0.058289-0.abstract Methanococcus aeolicus M. Kendall et al., 2006, Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., vol. 57, p. 1525 Irregular cocci not determined no data yes Nankai-3 DSM-17508 OCM 812 OCM 812 1.38 0.5 10 50 46 46 32 not determined 1.5 2 1.5 2 0.05 1 0.2 0.4 4.3 7.5 7 7 no data do not feed on do not feed on no data do not feed on do not feed on Selenium do not feed on no data no data no data no data do not feed on no data feeds not determined do not feed on no data no data do not feed on not determined do not feed on Sample of sediment taken from the Nankai Trough near the coast of Japan. not applicable no data not applicable not applicable not applicable yes http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/content/56/7/1525.abstract Methanococcus maripaludis W. Jones et al., 1983, Arch. Microbiol., vol. 135, p. 91 Irregular cocci negative no data yes JJ DSM-2067 ATCC 43000, JCM 10722, NBRC 101831, OCM 175 ATCC 43000, JCM 10722, NBRC 101831, OCM 175 2 0.35 50 85 85 85 31 not determined 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 0.2 0.9 0.5 0.5 5.2 7 6 6 NaCl, Na2S no data no data no data no data do not feed on Selenium no data no data no data do not feed on no data no data do not feed on feeds not determined do not feed on do not feed on no data no data not determined do not feed on Grab samples of sediment (top 10 cm) from the tall Spartina alterniflora region of Pawley's Island salt marsh, South Carolina. not applicable no data not applicable not applicable yes not applicable http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2FBF00408015 Methanococcus vannielii T. Stadtman et al., 1951, J. Bacteriol., vol. 62, p. 269 Irregular cocci not determined no data no data SB DSM-1224 ATCC 35089, JCM 13029, OCM 148 ATCC 35089, JCM 13029, OCM 148 no data no data no data no data 30 30 33 no data 1 1 1 1 no data no data no data no data 7.4 9.2 8 8 no data no data no data no data no data no data no data no data no data no data no data no data no data feeds feeds not determined do not feed on no data no data no data not determined no data Sample of a black mud from the east shore of San Francisco Bay. not applicable no data not applicable not applicable not applicable not applicable http://jb.asm.org/content/62/3/269.long Methanococcus voltae W. Belch et al., 1989, Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., vol. 39, p. 493 Irregular cocci unknown (cell lysis) no data yes PS DSM-1537 ATCC 33273, OCM 70, OGC 70, NBRC 100457, NCAIM B.01912 ATCC 33273, OCM 70, OGC 70, NBRC 100457, NCAIM B.01912 3 0.231 21 45 38 38 30 present 0.5 3 0.5 3 0.205338809035 0.82135523614 0.342231348392 0.684462696783 6 9 7 7.4 Ni, Fe, Co, Mg, Ca, SeO4, CO2, 2methylbutyrate, propionate, isoleucine, leucine no data do not feed on no data do not feed on do not feed on pantoyllacetone do not feed on no data no data no data no data do not feed on feeds feeds not determined do not feed on no data not supporting:butyrate, valerate no data not determined no data A sediment sample obtained near the mouth of the Waccasassa estuary in western Florida. not applicable no data not applicable not applicable not applicable yes http://mmbr.asm.org/content/43/2/260.long Methanocorpusculum aggregans B. Ollivier et al., 1985, Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., vol. 35, p. 127 Irregular cocci negative no data no MSt DSM-3027 OCM 21, OGC 21 OCM 21, OGC 21 8 0.087 25 40 35 35 52 absent 0.5 2 0.5 2 0 0.342231348392 0.00342231348392 0.00342231348392 6 8 6.5 7 acetate, yeast extract no data no data no data no data do not feed on no data no data no data no data do not feed on no data no data feeds feeds not determined do not feed on do not feed on no data no data not determined do not feed on Sample from a sewage sludge digestor at Bourg en Bresse, France. not applicable no data yes not applicable not applicable not applicable http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/content/35/2/127.abstract Methanocorpusculum bavaricum G. Zellner et al., 1989, Arch. Microbiol., vol. 151, p. 381 Irregular cocci negative no data yes SZSXXZ DSM-4179 ATCC BAA-929, OCM 127 ATCC BAA-929, OCM 127 5 0.139 15 40 37 37 51.3 present 1 1 1 1 no data no data no data no data no data no data 7 7 rumen fluid, yeast extract do not feed on feeds no data feeds do not feed on tungsten feeds no data no data do not feed on no data do not feed on feeds feeds not determined do not feed on do not feed on not supporting:cyclohexanol do not feed on not determined do not feed on Sample of anaerobic sediment of a wastewater treatment pond of the sugar factory in Regensburg (FRG). not applicable no data yes not applicable not applicable not applicable http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF00416595 Methanocorpusculum labreanum Y. Zhao et al., 1989, Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., vol. 39, p. 10 Irregular cocci negative no data no Z DSM-4855 ATCC 43576, OCM 1, OGC 1 ATCC 43576, OCM 1, OGC 1 9.2 0.075 25 40 37 37 50 absent 0.4 2 0.4 2 0 0.513347022587 0 0 6.5 7.5 7 7 no data no data no data no data no data do not feed on no data no data no data no data no data no data do not feed on feeds feeds not determined do not feed on no data no data no data not determined do not feed on Sample collected from an active, gas-producing area of Tar Pit Lake at the LaBrea Tar Pits in Los Angeles, California. not applicable no data not applicable not applicable not applicable yes http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/content/39/1/10.abstract Methanocorpusculum parvum G. Zellner et al., 1987, Arch. Microbiol., vol. 147, p. 13 Irregular cocci negative no data yes XII DSM-3823 ATCC 43721, OCM 63 ATCC 43721, OCM 63 8 0.087 20 40 37 37 48.5 present 1 1 1 1 0 0.80424366872 0 0 no data no data 6.8 7.5 acetate, yeast extract, tungsten, do not feed on no data no data feeds do not feed on rumen fluid no data no data no data do not feed on no data do not feed on feeds feeds do not feed on do not feed on do not feed on not supporting: pyruvate, lactate, fumarate, butyrate, 2-pentanol, formaldehyde, alanine, leucine no data do not feed on do not feed on Sample from an anaerobic sour whey digester, originally inoculated with sewage sludge. not applicable no data yes not applicable not applicable not applicable http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2FBF00492898 Methanocorpusculum sinense G. Zellner et al., 1989, Arch. Microbiol., vol. 151, p. 381 Irregular cocci negative no data yes China Z DSM-4274 ATCC BAA-933, OCM 128 ATCC BAA-933, OCM 128 20 0.035 15 45 30 30 50 not determined 1 1 1 1 no data no data no data no data no data no data 7 7 rumen fuid, yeast extract do not feed on do not feed on no data do not feed on do not feed on tungsten do not feed on no data no data do not feed on no data do not feed on feeds feeds not determined do not feed on do not feed on not supporting: cyclohexanol do not feed on not determined do not feed on Sample of the effluent of a fixed-bed pilot fermentation plant for anaerobic treatment of distillery wastes, operated at the Biogas Research and Training Centre of Asia and the Pacific in Chengdu, Sichuan, China. not applicable no data yes not applicable not applicable not applicable http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF00416595 Methanoculleus bourgensis B. Ollivier et al., 1986, Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., vol. 36, p. 297 Irregular cocci negative no data no MS2 DSM-3045 ATCC 43281, OGC 15, OGC 15 ATCC 43281, OGC 15, OGC 15 18 0.039 30 50 37 37 59 absent 1 2 1 2 0 0.342231348392 0.0855578370979 0.0855578370979 5.5 8 6.7 6.7 acetate no data no data no data no data do not feed on no data no data no data no data no data no data no data feeds feeds not determined do not feed on no data no data no data not determined do not feed on Samples from a digestor fermenting tannery by-products which was originally inoculated with digested sewage sludge from Bourg, or Bourg-en- Bresse, France. not applicable no data yes not applicable not applicable not applicable http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/content/36/2/297.abstract Methanoculleus chikugoensis D. Dianou et al., 2001, Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., vol. 51, p. 1663 Irregular cocci negative no data no MG62 DSM-13459 JCM 10825, NBRC 101202, OCM 785 JCM 10825, NBRC 101202, OCM 785 46 0.015 15 40 25 25 62.2 present 1 2 1 2 0 0.3 0.1 0.1 6.7 8 6.7 7.2 yeast extract, tripticase peptone, casitone, acetate no data feeds no data feeds do not feed on no data feeds no data feeds do not feed on no data do not feed on feeds feeds do not feed on not determined do not feed on no data no data do not feed on do not feed on Paddy field plot (Gray Lowland Soil) with long- term application of rice straw compost at the Kyushu National Agricultural Experiment Station, Chikugo, Fukuoka, Japan. not applicable no data not applicable yes not applicable not applicable http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/content/51/5/1663.abstract Methanoculleus horonobensis S. Shimizu et al., 2013, Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., vol. 63, p. 4320 Irregular cocci negative no data no T10 DSM 21626 JCM 15517 JCM 15517 6.93 0.1 25 45 37 42 62.9 present 0.7 1.6 0.7 1.6 0 1.3 0.1 0.2 5.8 8.2 6.7 6.8 no data not determined do not feed on not determined do not feed on do not feed on yeast extract, CoM, acetate do not feed on not determined do not feed on do not feed on not determined not determined feeds feeds not determined do not feed on do not feed on no data not determined not determined do not feed on The groundwater sample collected from the Wakkanai formation, a Miocene diatomaceous shale in northernmost Japan. not applicable no data not applicable yes not applicable not applicable http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/content/63/Pt_11/4320.abstract Methanoculleus hydrogenitrophicus J. Tian et al., Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., vol. 60, p. 2165 Irregular cocci negative no data no HC DSM-25996 CGMCC 1.5146, JCM 16311 CGMCC 1.5146, JCM 16311 22.355 0.031 18 45 37 37 60.2 absent 0.8 2 0.8 2 0.01 0.07 0.03 0.03 5 8.5 6.6 6.6 no data not determined do not feed on not determined do not feed on do not feed on yeast extract do not feed on not determined not determined not determined not determined do not feed on do not feed on feeds not determined do not feed on not determined no data not determined not determined do not feed on Sample from the Zoige wetland, China. not applicable no data not applicable yes not applicable not applicable http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/content/60/9/2165.abstract Methanoculleus marisnigri J. Romesser et al., 1979, Arch. Microbiol., vol. 121, p. 147 Irregular cocci negative H. Zabel et al., 1984, Arch. Microbiol., vol. 37, p. 308 no JR1 DSM-1498 ATCC 35101, OCM 56, OGC 56 ATCC 35101, OCM 56, OGC 56 10 0.069 15 48 20 25 61.2 present 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 0 0.69 0 0 6 7.6 6.2 6.6 tripticase no data no data no data no data do not feed on no data no data no data no data no data no data no data feeds feeds not determined do not feed on no data no data no data not determined no data Sediment collected at station 1355 on R. V, Chain cruise 120/1 in the Black Sea. not applicable no data not applicable not applicable not applicable yes http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2FBF00689979 Methanoculleus palmolei G. Zellner et al., 1998, Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., vol. 48, p. 1111 Cocci negative no data no INSLUZ DSM-4273 no data no data 13.5 0.051 22 50 40 40 59 present 1.25 2 1.25 2 no data no data no data no data 6.5 8 6.9 7.5 acetate no data feeds no data feeds do not feed on potasium, tungsten feeds no data feeds do not feed on no data do not feed on feeds feeds not determined do not feed on no data not suppoting:2-pentanol, 2,3-butanodiol, lactate do not feed on not determined no data Sample from a biogas reactor of a palm oil plant on North-Sumatra (Indonesia), which was operated at 55 °C. not applicable no data yes not applicable not applicable not applicable http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/content/48/4/1111.abstract Methanoculleus receptaculi L. Cheng et al., 2008, FEMS Microbiol. Lett., vol. 285, p. 65 Cocci not determined no data no ZC-2 DSM-18860 CGMCC 1.5087 CGMCC 1.5087 8.25 0.084 30 65 50 55 55.2 absent 0.8 1.7 0.8 1.7 0 1.3 0.2 0.2 6.5 8.5 7.5 7.8 acetate no data do not feed on do not feed on do not feed on do not feed on no data do not feed on no data no data no data do not feed on do not feed on feeds feeds not determined not determined do not feed on no data no data not determined do not feed on Sample of oil production water from Block L801 of Shengli oil field in China. not applicable 1 not applicable not applicable not applicable not applicable http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1574-6968.2008.01212.x/abstract, jsessionid=946F1776535B83BA32803F1CCD902330.d01t04 Methanoculleus sediminis Sheng-Chung Chen et al., 2015, Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., vol. 65, p. 2141–2147 Irregular cocci no data no data 0 S3Fa 29354 no data BCRC AR10044 0 0 0 0 37 37 62.3 0 0.5 1 0.5 1 0 0 0.17 0.17 0 0 7.1 7.1 no data feeds do not feed on do not feed on do not feed on do not feed on no data no data do not feed on do not feed on do not feed on do not feed on do not feed on feeds feeds do not feed on do not feed on do not feed on no data do not feed on no data do not feed on It was isolated from sediments collected by Ocean Researcher I cruise ORI-934 in 2010 near the submarine mud volcano MV4 located at the upper slope of south-west Taiwan. not applicable no data not applicable not applicable yes yes http://ijs.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/ijsem/10.1099/ijs.0.000233 Methanoculleus submarinus J. Mikucki et al., 2003, Appl. Environ. Microbiol., vol. 69, p. 3311 Irregular cocci negative no data 0 Nankai-1 DSM-15122 OCM 780, SMCC 780W OCM 780, SMCC 780W 6.93 0.1 15 50 35 45 no data 0 0.8 2 0.8 2 0.1 1.7 0.1 0.4 4.8 8.7 5.1 7.7 acetate or yeast extract no data no data no data no data do not feed on no data no data no data no data no data no data do not feed on feeds feeds not determined do not feed on no data no data no data not determined do not feed on Sample from a core (BH-1) from a depth of 247 m below the sediment surface, Nankai Trough (water depth 950 m). not applicable no data not applicable not applicable not applicable yes http://aem.asm.org/content/69/6/3311.abstract Methanoculleus thermophilus C. Rivard et al., 1982, Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., vol. 32, p. 430 Irregular cocci negative no data no CR-1 DSM-2373 ATCC 33837, OCM 174, VKM B-1841 ATCC 33837, OCM 174, VKM B-1841 2.5 0.277 37 65 55 55 59 absent 1 1.3 1 1.3 0 0.7 0.2 0.2 6.5 7.8 7 7 Tripticase, trace element solution no data no data no data no data do not feed on no data no data no data no data no data no data do not feed on feeds feeds do not feed on do not feed on no data no data no data do not feed on no data Sediment underlying the high-temperature effluent channel of the Crystal River Nuclear Power Plant, Florida Power Company, Crystal River, Florida. not applicable no data not applicable not applicable not applicable yes http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/content/32/4/430.abstract Methanofollis aquaemaris M. Lai et al., 2001, Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., vol. 51, p. 1873 Irregular cocci negative no data no N2F9704 DSM-14661 OCM 746, CCRC 16166, BCRC 16166 OCM 746, CCRC 16166, BCRC 16166 13 0.053 20 43 37 37 no data absent 1.2 2 1.2 2 0 1.02669404517 0 0 6.3 8 6.5 5.6 no data no data do not feed on do not feed on do not feed on do not feed on acetate, tungsten do not feed on no data no data do not feed on no data do not feed on feeds feeds not determined do not feed on no data no data no data not determined do not feed on Water sample from marine aquaculture fish pond near Wong-gong, Taiwan. not applicable no data not applicable not applicable not applicable yes http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/content/51/5/1873.abstract Methanofollis ethanolicus H. Imachi et al., 2009, Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., vol. 59, p. 800 Irregular cocci negative no data no HASU DSM-21041 JCM 15103, NBRC 104120 JCM 15103, NBRC 104120 72 0.01 15 40 37 37 60.9 absent 2 3 2 3 0 0.427789185489 0 0 6.5 7.5 7 7 acetate feeds do not feed on no data do not feed on do not feed on yeast extract do not feed on no data do not feed on do not feed on no data feeds feeds feeds not determined not determined do not feed on not supporting: pyruvate, lactate feeds not determined do not feed on Sample from lotus field mud at Nagaoka, Niigata, Japan. not applicable no data not applicable yes not applicable not applicable http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/content/59/4/800.abstract Methanofollis formosanus S. Wu et al., 2005, Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., vol. 55, p. 837 Irregular cocci negative no data no N2M9704 DSM-15483 OCM 789 OCM 789 20 0.035 20 42 37 37 58.4 absent 1.5 2 1.5 2 0 0.684462696783 0.513347022587 0.513347022587 5.6 7.3 6.6 6.6 unidentified no data do not feed on do not feed on do not feed on do not feed on acetate, tungsten do not feed on no data no data do not feed on no data do not feed on feeds feeds not determined do not feed on do not feed on no data no data not determined do not feed on Sample from a marine water aquaculture fish pond near Wang-gong, Taiwan. not applicable no data not applicable not applicable not applicable yes http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/content/55/2/837.abstract Methanofollis liminatans G. Zellner et al., 1990, Arch. Microbiol., vol. 153, p. 287 Irregular cocci not determined no data yes GKZPZ DSM-4140 no data no data 8.5 0.082 20 45 40 40 59.3 present 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 0 0.6 0 0 no data no data 7 7 no data do not feed on feeds no data feeds do not feed on tungsten feeds no data feeds do not feed on no data do not feed on feeds feeds not determined do not feed on no data not supporting :2-pentanol, cycloheksanol do not feed on not determined no data Sample of anaerobically treated waste water, obtained from a Biohochreaktor of Hoechst company (Kelsterbach, Frankfurt/ Main, FRG). not applicable no data yes not applicable not applicable not applicable http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2FBF00249084 Methanofollis tationis H. Zabel et al., 1984, Arch. Microbiol., vol. 37, p. 308 Irregular cocci negative no data nd DSM 2702 DSM-2702 ATCC BAA-1078, OCM 159, BCRC 16169, CCRC 16169 ATCC BAA-1078, OCM 159, BCRC 16169, CCRC 16169 12 0.058 25 45 37 40 54 present 3 3 3 3 0 1 0 0 6.3 8.8 7 7 acetate, yeast extract, peptone, heavy metal solution no data no data no data no data do not feed on no data no data no data no data do not feed on no data do not feed on feeds feeds not determined do not feed on no data not supporting: ethyl acetate no data not determined do not feed on Mud samples from a small (Atacama desert in Northern Chile close to the oasis of San Petro di Atacama on Mount Tatio at an altitude of 4750 m). not applicable no data not applicable not applicable yes not applicable http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2FBF00410727 Methanogenium boonei M. Kendall et al., 2007, Appl. Environ. Microbiol., vol. 73, p. 407 Irregular cocci negative no data no AK 7 DSM-17338 no data no data no data no data 5 25.6 19.4 19.4 49.7 absent 1 2.5 1 2.5 0.1 0.8 0.3 0.5 6.4 7.8 no data no data acetate, yeast extract do not feed on do not feed on no data do not feed on do not feed on no data do not feed on no data no data no data no data do not feed on feeds feeds not determined do not feed on no data no data do not feed on not determined no data Sample of sediments of Skan Bay (depth 65 m), Alaska (53°N, 167°W). not applicable no data not applicable not applicable not applicable yes http://aem.asm.org/content/73/2/407.abstract Methanogenium cariaci J. Romesser et al., 1979, Arch. Microbiol., vol. 121, p. 147 Irregular cocci negative H. Zabel et al., 1984, Arch. Microbiol., vol. 37, p. 308 no JR1 DSM-1497 ATCC 35093, JCM 10550, OCM 49, OCM 155 ATCC 35093, JCM 10550, OCM 49, OCM 155 11 0.063 15 35 20 25 52 present 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 0.23 0.69 0.46 0.46 6 7.5 6.8 7.2 yeast extract, acetate, no data no data no data no data do not feed on no data no data no data no data no data no data no data feeds feeds not determined do not feed on no data no data no data not determined no data Sediment collected at station 2030 on R. V. Atlantis II cruise 79 in the Cariaco Trench. not applicable no data not applicable not applicable not applicable yes http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2FBF00689979 Methanogenium frigidum P. Franzmann et al., 1997, Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., vol. 47, p. 1068 Irregular cocci negative no data no Ace-2 DSM-16458 OCM 469, SMCC 459W OCM 469, SMCC 459W 70 0.01 0 17 15 15 no data absent 1.2 2.5 1.2 2.5 0.35 0.6 no data no data 6.3 8 7.5 7.9 acetate no data no data no data no data do not feed on yeast extract, peptone no data no data no data no data no data no data feeds feeds do not feed on do not feed on no data no data no data do not feed on do not feed on Sample of sediment from Ace Lake (68°24' S, 78°11' E) in the Vestfold Hills of Antarctica. not applicable no data not applicable not applicable not applicable yes http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/content/47/4/1068.abstract Methanogenium marinum S. Chong et al., 2002, Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek, vol. 81, p. 263 Irregular cocci negative no data no AK-1 DSM-15558 OCM 752 OCM 752 33 0.021 5 25 25 25 no data present 1 1.2 1 1.2 0.25 1.25 0.4 1.1 5.5 7.7 6 6.6 acetate, thiamine, riboflavin, vitamin B12, peptones no data do not feed on do not feed on do not feed on do not feed on no data do not feed on no data no data no data no data do not feed on feeds feeds do not feed on do not feed on no data no data no data do not feed on do not feed on Sample of sediments of Skan Bay, Alaska (53°N, 167°W). not applicable no data not applicable not applicable not applicable yes http://link.springer.com/article/10.1023/A%3A1020535222281 Methanogenium organophilum F. Widdel et al., 1988, Arch. Microbiol., vol. 150, p. 477 Irregular cocci not determined no data no CV DSM-3596 ATCC BAA-914, OCM 72 ATCC BAA-914, OCM 72 6 0.116 30 39 30 35 46.7 not determined 0.5 1.5 0.5 1.5 no data no data 0.342231348392 0 no data no data 6.4 7.3 acetate/ethanol, aminobenzoate, biotin, B12, tungsten no data feeds no data feeds do not feed on no data feeds no data no data no data no data feeds feeds feeds not determined do not feed on no data no data no data not determined no data Sediment sample from a deep sea hydrothermal area (-2003 Im) at Guaymas Basin (Baja California). not applicable no data not applicable not applicable not applicable yes http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2FBF00422290 Methanohalobium evestigatum T. Zhilina et al., 1987, Dokl. Akad. Nauk SSSR, vol. 293, p. 464 Cocci not determined no data unavailable Z-7303 DSM-3721 ATCC BAA-1072, OCM 161, VKM Z-7303, Z-7303 ATCC BAA-1072, OCM 161, VKM Z-7303, Z-7303 no data no data no data no data 0 0 no data unavailable no data no data no data no data no data no data no data no data no data no data no data no data no data no data no data no data no data no data no data no data no data no data no data no data no data no data no data not determined not determined no data no data no data not determined no data Sample of sediments of saline lagoons in Sivash. not applicable no data not applicable not applicable not applicable not applicable http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?mode=Info&id=2322&lvl=3&lin=f&keep=1&srchmode=1&unlock Methanohalophilus euhalobius I. Davidova et al., 1987, Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek, vol. 71, p. 313 Irregular cocci negative no data no data 283 DSM-10369 no data no data no data no data 15 50 28 37 43 no data 2.5 2.5 1 1 0.16 2.3 1 1 5.8 8 6.8 7.3 biotin no data no data no data no data do not feed on no data no data no data no data feeds no data no data do not feed on do not feed on not determined feeds feeds no data no data not determined feeds Mineralized stratal waters of oil deposits (Tataria, Russia). not applicable no data not applicable yes not applicable not applicable http://link.springer.com/article/10.1023/A%3A1000103618451 Methanohalophilus halophilus T. Zhilina et al., 1984, Mikrobiologiya, vol. 52, p. 375 Irregular cocci not determined T. Wilharm et al., 1991, Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., vol. 41, p. 558 unavailable Z-7982 DSM-3094 ATCC BAA-1071, OCM 160, INMI Z-7982, VKM Z-7982, Z-7982 ATCC BAA-1071, OCM 160, INMI Z-7982, VKM Z-7982, Z-7982 no data no data 18 40 26 36 44 unavailable 2 2 0.2 0.5 0.3 3.5 0.6 2.5 6.3 8 6.5 7.4 no data no data do not feed on do not feed on do not feed on do not feed on no data do not feed on no data no data feeds no data no data do not feed on do not feed on not determined not determined feeds no data no data not determined feeds Sample from marine cyanobacterial mat. not applicable no data not applicable yes not applicable not applicable http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?mode=Info&id=2177&lvl=3&lin=f&keep=1&srchmode=1&unlock Methanohalophilus levihalophilus T. Katayama et al., 2014, Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., in press Irregular cocci negative no data no GTA13 DSM 28452 NBRC 110099 NBRC 110099 18 0.039 20 40 35 35 43.7 not determined 0.7 1 0.7 1 0.2 1.3 0.35 0.4 6.2 8.3 7 7.5 no data not determined not determined not determined not determined do not feed on no data no data not determined not determined feeds do not feed on not determined do not feed on do not feed on not determined do not feed on not determined no data not determined not determined not determined Sample from natural gas-bearing confined aquifers recharged by paleo-seawater in the Minami-Kanto gas field, Japan. not applicable no data not applicable not applicable not applicable not applicable http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/content/early/2014/03/26/ijs.0.063677-0.abstract Methanohalophilus mahii J. Paterek et al., 1988, Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., vol. 38, p. 122 Irregular cocci negative no data no SLP DSM-5219 ATCC 35705, OCM 68 ATCC 35705, OCM 68 no data no data no data 45 35 37 48.5 not determined 1.8 1.8 0.8 0.8 0.5 3.5 2 2.5 no data no data 7.5 7.5 no data no data no data no data no data do not feed on no data no data no data no data feeds no data no data do not feed on do not feed on not determined feeds feeds no data no data not determined feeds Sample from the sediments of Great Salt Lake in Utah (thermal lake). not applicable no data not applicable yes not applicable not applicable http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/content/38/1/122.abstract Methanohalophilus portucalensis D. Boone et al., 1993, Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., vol. 43, p. 430 Irregular cocci negative no data no FDF-1 DSM-7471 ATCC BAA-912, OCM 59 ATCC BAA-912, OCM 59 5 0.14 25 48 40 40 43 not determined 2 2 0.6 0.6 0.9 3.5 0.5 2 6 8.4 6.5 7.5 no data no data no data no data no data do not feed on no data no data no data no data feeds do not feed on no data do not feed on do not feed on not determined feeds feeds no data no data not determined feeds Sample of sediments from a salinarium in Figiera da Foz, Portugal. not applicable no data not applicable yes not applicable not applicable http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/content/43/3/430.abstract Methanolacinia paynteri C. Rivard et al., 1983, Appl. Environ. Microbiol., vol. 46, p. 484 Rod negative no data no G-2000 DSM-2545 ATCC 33997, OCM 124 ATCC 33997, OCM 124 4.8 0.144 25 42 40 40 44.9 absent 1.5 2.5 0.6 0.6 0 0.4 0.15 0.15 6.6 7.3 7 7 acetate no data no data no data no data do not feed on no data no data no data no data do not feed on no data do not feed on do not feed on feeds not determined do not feed on do not feed on no data no data not determined do not feed on Sediments cores taken along the edges of the mosquito control canals within mangrove swamps located southeast of Georgetown, Grand Cayman, British West Indies. not applicable no data not applicable not applicable not applicable yes http://aem.asm.org/content/46/2/484.abstract Methanolinea mesophila S. Sakai et al., 2012, Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., vol. 62, p. 1389 Rod not determined no data no TNR DSM-23604 NBRC 105659 NBRC 105659 29 0.024 20 40 37 37 56.4 not determined 2 6.5 0.3 0.3 0 0.427789185489 0 0 6.5 7.4 7 7 no data no data no data no data no data no data no data no data no data no data no data no data no data feeds feeds not determined do not feed on no data no data no data not determined no data Sample from rice field soil in Tainan, Taiwan. not applicable no data not applicable yes not applicable not applicable http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/content/62/Pt_6/1389.abstract Methanolinea tarda H. Imachi et al., 2008, Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., vol. 58, p. 294 Rod negative no data no NOBi-1 DSM-16494 JCM 12467, NBRC 102358 JCM 12467, NBRC 102358 98 0.007 35 55 50 50 56.3 not determined 2 2 0.7 1 0 0.256673511294 0 0 6.5 8 7 7 acetate, yeast extract do not feed on do not feed on no data do not feed on do not feed on no data do not feed on no data do not feed on do not feed on no data do not feed on feeds feeds not determined do not feed on do not feed on not supporting: pyruvate, lactate do not feed on not determined do not feed on Sample from a mesophilic, methanogenic sludge digesting sewage sludge. not applicable no data yes not applicable not applicable not applicable http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/content/58/1/294.abstract Methanolobus bombayensis P. Kadam et al., 1994, Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., vol. 44, p. 603 Irregular cocci negative no data no MCM B706 DSM-7082 OCM 438 OCM 438 4.5 0.156 22 40 37 37 39.2 absent 1.5 1.5 1 1 0.3 2 0.5 0.5 6.5 8 7.2 7.2 -1 no data no data no data no data do not feed on yeast extract,peptones no data no data no data feeds feeds no data do not feed on do not feed on not determined feeds feeds no data no data not determined feeds Sample isolated from Arabian Sea sediments obtained near Bombay, India. not applicable no data not applicable yes not applicable not applicable http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/content/44/4/603.abstract Methanolobus oregonensis Y. Liu et al., 1990, Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., vol. 40, p. 111 Irregular cocci positive no data no WAL1 DSM-5435 ATCC BAA-928, OCM 99, OGI 99 ATCC BAA-928, OCM 99, OGI 99 6.9 0.1 10 45 35 37 40.9 absent 1.5 1.5 1 1 0.1 1.6 0.48 0.48 7.6 9.4 8.2 9.2 biotin, thiamine no data no data no data no data do not feed on no data no data no data no data no data feeds no data do not feed on do not feed on not determined feeds no data no data no data not determined feeds Sample from a slurry of subsurface solids from a saline, alkaline aquifer (West Alkali Lake, south central Oregon). not applicable no data not applicable yes not applicable not applicable http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/content/40/2/111.abstract Methanolobus profundi H. Mochimaru et al., 2009, Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., vol. 59, p. 714 Irregular cocci negative no data yes MobM DSM-21213 NBRC 104158 no data 5 0.139 9 37 30 30 42.4 present 1.2 1.2 0.9 0.9 0.1 1 0.35 0.35 6.1 7.8 6.5 6.6 -1 no data feeds no data no data do not feed on no data no data no data no data feeds do not feed on do not feed on do not feed on do not feed on not determined feeds feeds no data no data not determined feeds Sample from deep subsurface sediments from a natural gas field filled with ancient seawater (Mobara, Japan). not applicable no data not applicable yes not applicable not applicable http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/content/59/4/714.abstract Methanolobus psychrophilus G. Zhang et al., 2008, Appl. Environ. Microbiol., vol. 74, p. 6114 Cocci not determined no data nd R15 no data no data JCM 14818, CGMCC 1.5060 15.873015873 0.063 0 25 18 18 44.9 present 1 1.2 0.9 1 0.005 0.8 0.2 0.25 6 8 7 7.2 biotin no data no data no data no data do not feed on no data no data no data no data feeds feeds no data do not feed on do not feed on not determined feeds feeds no data no data not determined feeds no data yes no data not applicable not applicable not applicable not applicable http://aem.asm.org/content/74/19/6114.long Methanolobus taylorii R. Oremland et al., 1989, Appl. Environ. Microbiol., vol. 55, p. 994 Cocci negative no data no GS-16 DSM-9005 ATCC BAA-911, OCM 58 ATCC BAA-911, OCM 58 6 0.116 5 45 29 37 40.8 not determined 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.05 1.2 0.4 0.6 5.7 9.2 7 8.7 biotin no data no data no data no data do not feed on no data no data no data no data feeds feeds no data do not feed on do not feed on not determined feeds feeds no data no data not determined feeds Smple of estuarine sediments from San Francisco Bay. not applicable no data not applicable not applicable not applicable not applicable http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/content/44/3/573.abstract Methanolobus tindarius H. Konig et al., 1982, Zentralbl. Bakteriol. Mikrobiol. Hyg. [B], vol. 3, p. 478 Cocci not determined no data unavailable Tindari 3 DSM-2278 ATCC 35996, OCM 150 ATCC 35996, OCM 150 no data no data 7 50 28 28 45.9 unavailable 1.25 1.25 0.8 0.8 0.06 1.27 0.47 0.47 5.5 8 6.5 6.5 -1 no data feeds no data no data do not feed on no data no data no data no data feeds feeds no data do not feed on do not feed on not determined feeds feeds no data no data not determined feeds A marine, mesophilic. not applicable no data not applicable not applicable not applicable not applicable http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0721957182800057 Methanolobus vulcani P. Kadam et al., 1995, Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., vol. 45, p. 400 Irregular cocci negative no data no PL-12/M DSM-3029 ATCC BAA-932, OCM 157 ATCC BAA-932, OCM 157 5.33 0.13 13 45 40 40 39 not determined 1 1.25 1 1.25 0.1 1.2 0.5 0.5 6 7.5 7.2 7.2 biotin no data no data no data no data do not feed on no data no data no data no data feeds no data no data do not feed on do not feed on not determined feeds feeds no data no data not determined feeds Sample of sea sediments near Vulcano Island, Italy. not applicable no data not applicable not applicable not applicable not applicable http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/content/45/2/400.abstract Methanolobus zinderi S. Doerfert et al., 2009, Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., vol. 59, p. 1064 Irregular cocci negative no data no SD-1 DSM-21339 ATCC BAA-1601 ATCC BAA-1601 9.9 0.07 25 50 40 50 42 absent 1 2 1 2 0.05 1.8 0.2 0.6 6 9 7 8 no data no data feeds no data no data do not feed on no data no data no data no data feeds do not feed on no data do not feed on do not feed on not determined feeds feeds no data no data not determined feeds Water sample from coal seam near Monroe, Los Angeles, USA. not applicable no data not applicable not applicable not applicable yes http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/content/59/5/1064.abstract Methanomassiliicoccus luminyensis B. Dridi et al., 2012, Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., vol. 62, p. 1902 Cocci positive no data no B10 DSM-25720 CSUR P135 CSUR P135 no data no data 37 37 37 37 59.93 absent 0.85 0.85 0.85 0.85 0.02 0.26 0.06 0.17 7.2 8.4 7.6 7.6 tungstate, yeast extract not determined do not feed on not determined do not feed on do not feed on no data do not feed on not determined do not feed on not determined not determined do not feed on do not feed on do not feed on not determined feeds not determined no data do not feed on not determined do not feed on Sample of human faeces collected in Marseille, France. yes no data not applicable not applicable not applicable not applicable http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/content/62/Pt_8/1902.abstract Methanomethylovorans hollandica B. Lomans et al., 1999, Appl. Environ. Microbiol., vol. 65, p. 3641 Irregular cocci negative no data no DMS1 DSM-15978 OCM 838 OCM 838 11.5 0.06 12 40 34 37 no data not determined 1 1.5 1 1.5 0 0.4 0.04 0.04 6 8 6.5 7 no data no data feeds no data no data do not feed on no data no data no data no data feeds feeds no data no data do not feed on not determined feeds feeds no data no data not determined feeds Sample of eutrophic pond sediment (Campus of Dek- kerswald Institute, Nijmegen, The Netherlands). not applicable no data not applicable not applicable not applicable yes http://aem.asm.org/content/65/8/3641.abstract Methanomethylovorans thermophila B. Jiang et al., 2005, Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., vol. 55, p. 2465 Irregular cocci negative no data no L2FAW DSM-17232 ATCC BAA-1173 ATCC BAA-1173 13.86 0.05 42 58 50 50 37.6 not determined 0.7 1.5 0.7 1.5 0 0.3 0.1 0.1 5 7.5 6.6 6.6 no data do not feed on do not feed on do not feed on do not feed on do not feed on no data do not feed on do not feed on do not feed on feeds do not feed on do not feed on do not feed on do not feed on not determined feeds feeds no data do not feed on not determined feeds Sample of a sludge from thermophilic laboratory-scale upflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactor fed with methanol. not applicable no data yes not applicable not applicable not applicable http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/content/55/6/2465.abstract Methanomethylovorans uponensis I. Cha et al., 2013, Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek, vol. 104, p. 1005 Irregular cocci negative no data no EK1 DSM-27305 JCM 19217, KCTC 4119, NBRC 109636 JCM 19217, KCTC 4119, NBRC 109636 11.5 0.06 25 40 37 37 39.2 not determined 0.9 1.1 0.9 1.1 0 0.1 no data no data 5.5 7.5 6 6.5 no data not determined not determined not determined do not feed on do not feed on no data no data not determined not determined feeds feeds not determined do not feed on do not feed on not determined feeds feeds no data not determined not determined feeds Sample of sediments from Upo wetland sediment in the Republic of Korea. not applicable no data not applicable not applicable not applicable yes http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10482-013-0020-4 Methanomicrobium mobile M. Paynter et al., 1968, J. Bacteriol., vol. 95, p. 1943 Rod negative no data yes BP DSM-1539 ATCC 35094, JCM 10551, ATCC 35094, JCM 10551, no data no data 30 45 40 40 49 present 1.5 2 0.7 0.7 no data no data no data no data 5.9 7.7 6.1 6.9 yeast extract, no data no data no data no data do not feed on no data no data no data no data no data no data do not feed on feeds feeds not determined do not feed on no data no data no data not determined no data Sample of bovine rumen fluid. yes no data not applicable not applicable not applicable not applicable http://jb.asm.org/content/95/5/1943.abstract Methanomicrococcus blatticola W. Sprenger et al., 2000, Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., vol. 50, p. 1989 Irregular cocci unknown (cell lysis) no data 0 PA DSM-13328 ATCC BAA-276 ATCC BAA-276 3.15 0.22 20 40 39 39 0 0 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0 0.3 0.1 0.1 6.8 8.2 7.2 7.7 Co-M no data no data no data no data do not feed on methanol+H2 no data no data no data feeds no data do not feed on do not feed on do not feed on feeds do not feed on feeds no data no data feeds feeds Sample isolated from Periplaneta americana var. Amsterdam, which was caught in Artis Zoo (Amsterdam, The Netherlands). not applicable no data yes not applicable not applicable not applicable http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/content/50/6/1989.abstract Methanoplanus endosymbiosus J. van Bruggen et al., 1986, Arch. Microbiol., vol. 144, p. 367 Irregular disc negative no data no MC1 DSM-3599 OCM 102 OCM 102 5 0.139 16 36 32 32 38.7 present 1.6 3.4 0.5 0.8 0 0.75 0.25 0.25 6.2 8 7 7 no data no data feeds no data no data do not feed on no data no data no data no data no data no data no data feeds feeds not determined do not feed on do not feed on no data no data not determined no data Endosymbionts in the marine ciliate Metopus contortus Quennerstedt. not applicable no data not applicable not applicable not applicable yes http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2FBF00409886 Methanoplanus limicola G. Wildgruber et al., 1982, Arch. Microbiol., vol. 132, p. 31 Irregular disc negative no data yes M3 DSM-2279 ATCC 35062, OCM 101 ATCC 35062, OCM 101 7 0.099 17 41 40 40 42.7 present 1.6 2.8 0.1 0.3 0.0684462696783 0.855578370979 0.171115674196 0.171115674196 6.5 7.5 no data no data acetate no data no data no data no data do not feed on no data no data no data no data do not feed on no data no data feeds feeds not determined do not feed on do not feed on no data no data not determined do not feed on Sample of swamp drilling waste in Italy. not applicable no data not applicable yes not applicable not applicable http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2FBF00690813 Methanoplanus petrolearius B. Ollivier et al., 1997, FEMS Microbiol. Lett., vol. 147, p. 51 Irregular disc not determined E. Brambilla et al., 2010, Standards in Genomic Sciences, vol. 3 variable SEBR 4847 DSM-11571 OCM 486, SEBR 4847 OCM 486, SEBR 4847 10 0.069 35 40 35 40 47.7 not determined 1 3 1 3 0 0.855578370979 0.171115674196 0.513347022587 5.3 8.4 7 7 acetate do not feed on no data do not feed on feeds do not feed on no data no data no data no data no data no data no data feeds feedsa not determined do not feed on no data not supporting:lactate, glucose do not feed on not determined do not feed on Sample collected from the well-head of an offshore oil field of the Gult of Guinea, West Africa. not applicable no data not applicable not applicable not applicable yes http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1574-6968.1997.tb10219.x/abstract Methanopyrus kandleri M. Kurr et al., 1991, Arch. Microbiol., vol. 156, p. 239 Rod positive no data 0 AV19 DSM-6324 ATCC BAA-1075, JCM 9639, NBRC 100938 ATCC BAA-1075, JCM 9639, NBRC 100938 0.33 3.03 84 110 98 98 61.2 0 2 14 0.5 0.5 0.034 0.68 0.34 0.34 5.5 7 6.5 6.5 no data do not feed on feeds do not feed on do not feed on do not feed on no data do not feed on no data do not feed on do not feed on do not feed on do not feed on do not feed on feeds not determined do not feed on do not feed on no data do not feed on not determined do not feed on Samples from a hydrothermally heated deep sea sediment (Guaymas Basin, Gulf of California) and from a shallow marine hydrothermal system (Kolbeinsey ridge, Iceland). not applicable no data not applicable not applicable not applicable yes http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2FBF00262992 Methanoregula boonei S. Brauer et al., 2011, Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., vol. 61, p. 45 Rod negative no data no 6A8 DSM-21154 ATCC BAA-1327, JCM 14090 ATCC BAA-1327, JCM 14090 44 0.017 10 40 35 37 54.5 present 0.8 3 0.2 0.3 0 0.05 0 0 4.5 5.5 5.1 5.1 acetate, coenzym M, vitamins, yeast extract do not feed on no data no data do not feed on do not feed on no data no data no data no data no data no data do not feed on do not feed on feeds not determined do not feed on no data no data no data not determined do not feed on Sample from McLean bog, an acidic (pH 4.0–4.5) and ombrotrophic (rain-fed) site near Ithaca, NY, USA (42° 30' N, 76° 30' W). not applicable no data not applicable yes not applicable not applicable http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/content/61/1/45.abstract Methanoregula formicica Y. Yashiro et al., 2011, Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., vol. 61, p. 53 Rod not determined no data no SMSP DSM-22288 NBRC 105244, NBRC 105244 16.6 0.042 10 40 30 33 no data not determined 1 2.6 0.5 0.5 0 0.171 0 0 7 7.6 7.4 7.4 acetate, yeast extract do not feed on do not feed on no data do not feed on do not feed on no data do not feed on no data do not feed on do not feed on no data do not feed on feeds feeds not determined do not feed on do not feed on not supporting:pyruvate do not feed on not determined do not feed on Sample from a mesophilic, granular sludge in a UASB reactor used to treat a beer brewery effluent (Japan). not applicable no data yes not applicable not applicable not applicable http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/content/61/1/53.abstract Methanosaeta concilii G. Patel et al., 1990, Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., vol. 40, p. 79 Rod negative no data no GP6 DSM-3671 ATCC 35969, JCM 10134, BCRC 16173, CCRC 16173, NBRC 103675, NRC 2989, OCM 69, OGC 69 ATCC 35969, JCM 10134, BCRC 16173, CCRC 16173, NBRC 103675, NRC 2989, OCM 69, OGC 69 65 0.011 10 45 35 40 49 not determined 2 6 0.8 1.3 0 no data no data no data 6.6 7.8 7.1 7.5 no data no data no data no data no data feeds acetate no data no data no data do not feed on do not feed on do not feed on do not feed on do not feed on not determined do not feed on do not feed on no data no data not determined do not feed on Sample from pear waste fermentor inoculated with anaerobic sludge from the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton sewage treatment facility. not applicable no data yes not applicable not applicable not applicable http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/content/40/1/79.abstract Methanosaeta harundinacea K. Ma et al., 2006, Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., vol. 56, p. 127 Rod variable no data no 8Ac DSM-17206 JCM 13211, CGMCC 1.5026 JCM 13211, CGMCC 1.5026 28 0.03 25 45 34 37 60.6 not determined 3 5 0.8 1 0 no data no data no data 6.5 9 7.2 7.6 no data no data feeds do not feed on do not feed on feeds acetate no data no data no data do not feed on do not feed on do not feed on do not feed on do not feed on not determined do not feed on do not feed on no data no data not determined do not feed on Samples from mesophilic UASB anaerobic digester treating beer-manufacture wastewater (Beijing, China). not applicable no data yes not applicable not applicable not applicable http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/content/56/1/127.abstract Methanosaeta pelagica K. Mori et al., 2012, Appl. Environ. Microbiol., vol. 78, p. 3416 Rod negative no data no 03d30q DSM-24271 no data no data 297.6 0.002 15 40 30 30 45.4 not determined 2.5 11 0.5 0.5 0.2 0.8 0.28 0.28 6 9.2 7.5 7.5 no data no data no data no data no data feeds yest extract no data no data no data do not feed on do not feed on do not feed on do not feed on do not feed on not determined do not feed on do not feed on no data no data not determined do not feed on Sample from a tidal flat sediment in Tokyo Bay, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. not applicable no data not applicable not applicable not applicable yes http://aem.asm.org/content/78/9/3416.abstract Methanosaeta thermophila G. Patel et al., 1990, Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., vol. 40, p. 79 Rod negative no data no PT DSM-6194 ATCC BAA-1166, JCM 14653, NBRC 101360 ATCC BAA-1166, JCM 14653, NBRC 101360 36 0.019 37 70 55 60 53.5 not determined 5 5 1 1.2 0 0.9 0 0 5.5 8.4 6.6 6.8 biotin no data no data no data no data feeds no data no data no data no data do not feed on no data do not feed on do not feed on do not feed on not determined do not feed on do not feed on no data no data not determined do not feed on Sample from a thermophilic anaerobic digestor. not applicable no data yes not applicable not applicable not applicable http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/content/40/1/79.abstract Methanosalsum zhilinae I. Mathrani et al., 1988, Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., vol. 38, p. 139 Irregular cocci negative no data no WeN5 DSM-4017 ATCC BAA-913, OCM 62 ATCC BAA-913, OCM 62 5.8 0.12 no data no data 45 45 39.2 not determined 0.8 1.5 0.8 1.5 0.2 2.1 0.7 0.7 no data no data 9.2 9.2 no data no data no data no data no data do not feed on trypticase, peptone, yeast extract, rument fluid no data no data no data feeds no data no data do not feed on do not feed on not determined feeds feeds no data no data not determined feeds Sample from alkaline, saline sediments from Bosa Lake in the Wadi el Natrun, Egyp. not applicable no data not applicable not applicable not applicable yes http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/content/38/2/139.abstract?sid=8ec4292d-e31b-4861-9d38-2a89cdd7ba24 Methanosarcina acetivorans K. Sowers et al., 1983, Appl. Environ. Microbiol., vol. 47, p. 971 Irregular cocci negative no data no C2A DSM-2834 ATCC 35395, JCM 12185, NBRC 100939, OCM 95, BCRC 16170, CCRC 16170 ATCC 35395, JCM 12185, NBRC 100939, OCM 95, BCRC 16170, CCRC 16170 5.2 0.133 10 50 40 40 41 present 1.5 2.5 1.5 2.5 0.1 1 0.2 0.2 5.5 8 6.5 6.5 no data no data no data no data no data feeds -1 no data no data no data feeds no data no data do not feed on do not feed on not determined feeds feeds no data no data not determined feeds Sample of marine sediments from the Sumner branch of Scripps Canyon located near La Jolla, California. not applicable no data not applicable not applicable not applicable yes http://aem.asm.org/content/47/5/971.abstract Methanosarcina baltica D. von Klein et al., 2002, Extremophiles, vil. 6, p. 103 Irregular cocci negative N. Singh et al., 2005, Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., vol. 55, p.2531 no GS1-A DSM-14042 JCM 11281 JCM 11281 84 0.008 3 28 21 21 37.3 present 1.5 3 1.5 3 0.1 0.7 0.4 0.5 6.3 7.5 7.2 7.2 no data no data no data no data no data not determined methanol, methylamine, (acetate) no data no data no data feeds do not feed on no data do not feed on do not feed on not determined feeds feeds no data no data not determined feeds Sample from the anoxic surface layer of the sediment at a depth of 241 m in the Gotland Deep of the Baltic Sea. not applicable no data not applicable not applicable not applicable yes http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s007920100234 Methanosarcina barkeri M. Bryant et al., 1987, Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., vol. 37, p. 169 Irregular cocci positive G. Meastrojuan et al., 1991, Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., vol. 41, p. 267 no MS DSM-800 ATCC 43569, JCM 10043, NBRC 100474, OCM 38, VKM B-1635, BCRC 16175, CCRC 16175 ATCC 43569, JCM 10043, NBRC 100474, OCM 38, VKM B-1635, BCRC 16175, CCRC 16175 6.9 0.1 no data no data 30 40 39 not determined 1.5 2 1.5 2 0.1 1.2 0.25 0.5 5.5 7.5 7 7 no data do not feed on no data no data do not feed on feeds H2/C02, methanol, mono-, di-, a trimethylamine, acetate, CO/H2 no data feeds no data feeds no data do not feed on do not feed on feeds not determined feeds feeds no data do not feed on not determined feeds Sample from anaerobic sewage digester. not applicable no data yes yes not applicable not applicable http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/content/37/2/169 Methanosarcina horonobensis S. Shimizu et al., 2011, Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., vol. 61, p. 2503 Irregular cocci negative no data no HB-1 DSM-21571 JCM 15518, NBRC 102577 JCM 15518, NBRC 102577 4.95 0.14 20 42 37 37 41.4 absent 1.4 2.9 1.4 2.9 0 0.35 0.1 0.1 6 7.75 7 7.25 no data do not feed on no data no data do not feed on feeds no data no data no data do not feed on feeds feeds no data do not feed on do not feed on not determined feeds do not feed on no data do not feed on not determined feeds Sample of a groundwater from the Wakkanai Formation. not applicable no data not applicable not applicable not applicable yes http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/content/61/10/2503.abstract Methanosarcina lacustris M. Simankova et al., 2001, Syst. Appl. Microbiol., vol. 24, p. 362 Irregular cocci positive no data no ZS DSM-13486 VKM B-2268, VKM B-2268 49.5 0.014 1 35 25 25 43.4 not determined 1.5 3.5 1.5 3.5 0 no data 0 0 4.5 8.5 7 7 yest extract no data no data no data no data not determined yest extract no data no data no data feeds do not feed on no data do not feed on feeds not determined feeds feeds no data no data not determined feeds Sample from from anoxic lake sediments (Switzerland). not applicable no data not applicable not applicable not applicable yes http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0723202004700454 Methanosarcina mazei R. Mah, 1980, Curr. Microbiol., vol. 3, p. 321 Irregular cocci variable G. Meastrojuan et al., 1991, Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., vol. 41, p. 267 no S-6 DSM-2053 ATCC 43572, OCM 26, VKM B-1636 ATCC 43572, OCM 26, VKM B-1636 5.33 0.13 20 45 40 42 41.5 not determined 1 3 1 3 0.1 1 0.1 0.3 5.5 8.5 7.1 7.1 no data do not feed on feeds indifferent do not feed on feeds no data indifferent indifferent indifferent feeds do not feed on do not feed on do not feed on feeds not determined feeds feeds no data do not feed on not determined feeds Sample from sewage sludge plant. not applicable no data yes not applicable not applicable yes http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2FBF02601895 Methanosarcina semesiae T. Lyimo et al., 2000, Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., vol. 50, p. 171 Irregular cocci positive no data no MD1 DSM 12914 no data no data 3.8 0.18 18 39 30 35 no data not determined 1.2 1.6 1.2 1.6 0 1.5 0.2 0.6 6.2 8.8 6.5 7.5 no data no data no data no data no data do not feed on methanethiol no data no data no data feeds feeds no data do not feed on do not feed on not determined feeds feeds no data no data not determined feeds Sample of sediments obtained from the mangrove forest at Monti creek, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (Indian Ocean). not applicable no data not applicable yes not applicable yes http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/content/50/1/171.abstract Methanosarcina siciliae S. Ni et al., 1991, Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., vol. 41, p. 410 Irregular cocci negative no data no T4/M DSM-3028 ATCC BAA-931, OCM 156 ATCC BAA-931, OCM 156 6.9 0.1 20 50 40 40 42 absent 1.5 3 1.5 3 0.2 1.5 0.4 0.6 5 8 6.8 6.8 no data no data no data no data no data do not feed on no data no data no data no data feeds feeds no data do not feed on do not feed on not determined feeds feeds no data no data not determined feeds Sample of water collected from an offshore production platform receiving liquid and gas from oil well HI350 at High Island in the Gulf of Mexico. not applicable 1 not applicable not applicable not applicable not applicable http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/content/41/3/410.abstract Methanosarcina soligelidi D. Wagner et al., 2013, Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., vol. 63, p. 2986 Irregular cocci negative no data no SMA-21 DSM-26065 JCM 18468, CIP 107090, LMG 15061, NCDO 2477, NCFB 2477, NCIMB 702477, Stetter 65 JCM 18468, CIP 107090, LMG 15061, NCDO 2477, NCFB 2477, NCIMB 702477, Stetter 65 122.4 0.006 0 54 28 28 40.9 not determined 1.3 2.5 1.3 2.5 0.02 0.6 0.02 0.02 4.8 9.9 7.8 7.8 no data not determined do not feed on not determined do not feed on feeds no data no data do not feed on not determined do not feed on do not feed on do not feed on do not feed on feeds not determined feeds do not feed on no data not determined not determined do not feed on Samples of a permafrost-affected soil on Samoylov Island, Lena Delta, Siberia. not applicable no data not applicable yes not applicable not applicable http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/content/63/Pt_8/2986.abstract Methanosarcina spelaei L. Ganzert et al, 2014, Int J Syst Evol Microbiol, Vol. 64, P. 3478-3484 Cocci no data no data 0 MC-15 26047 no data JCM 18469 0 0 0 0 33 33 39 0 2 4 2 4 0 0 0.05 0.05 0 0 6.5 6.5 no data not determined not determined not determined not determined feeds no no data not determined not determined feeds do not feed on do not feed on do not feed on feeds not determined feeds feeds no data not determined no data feeds Microorganism was isolated from a floating biofilm on a sulphurous subsurface lake in Movile Cave (Mangalia, Romania) not applicable no data not applicable not applicable not applicable yes http://ijs.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/ijsem/10.1099/ijs.0.064956-0 Methanosarcina thermophila S. Zinder et al., 1979, Appl. Environ. Microbiol., vol. 38, p. 996 Irregular cocci positive S. Zinder et al., 1985, Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., vol. 35, p. 522 not determined TM-1 DSM-1825 ATCC 43570, OCM 12 ATCC 43570, OCM 12 5 0.139 30 60 55 55 42 not determined 1.5 2.5 1.5 2.5 0.005 1.2 0 0 no data no data 6.5 6.5 no data indifferent feeds indifferent indifferent feeds no data indifferent indifferent indifferent feeds indifferent indifferent indifferent feeds not determined feeds feeds no data indifferent not determined feeds Sample from labortory anaerobic sludge digestor (55°C) inoculated with sludge from thermophilic digestor operated at Hyperion sewage treatment plant, El Segundo, California. not applicable no data yes not applicable not applicable not applicable http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/content/35/4/522.abstract Methanosarcina vacuolata T. Zhilina et al., 1987, Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., vol. 37, p. 281 Irregular cocci positive G. Meastrojuan et al., 1991, Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., vol. 41, p. 267 no Z-761 DSM-1232 ATCC 35090, OCM 85, BCRC 16172, CCRC 16172 ATCC 35090, OCM 85, BCRC 16172, CCRC 16172 5 0.14 18 42 38 38 36.3 not determined 1 2 1 2 0 no data 0 0 6 8 7.5 7.5 no data no data no data no data no data feeds no data no data no data no data feeds no data no data do not feed on feeds not determined feeds feeds no data no data not determined feeds Sludge sample from mesophilic anaerobic digestor in Moscow. not applicable no data yes yes not applicable not applicable http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/content/37/3/281.abstract Methanosphaera cuniculi B. Biavati et al., 1988, Appl. Environ. Microbiol., vol. 54, p. 768 Cocci positive no data no 1R7 DSM-4103 ATCC BAA-1074, OCM 183 ATCC BAA-1074, OCM 183 60.5 0.011 no data no data 35 40 23 not determined 1.2 1.2 0.6 0.6 0 no data no data no data no data no data 6.8 6.8 H2+methanol, acetate no data no data no data do not feed on do not feed on no data no data no data no data do not feed on no data do not feed on do not feed on do not feed on feeds do not feed on do not feed on H2+methanol no data feeds do not feed on Samples from rabbit caeca, colons, or rectums, animals were hybrids of a New Zealand White female rabbit and a California male rabbit. yes no data not applicable not applicable not applicable not applicable http://aem.asm.org/content/54/3/768.abstract Methanosphaera stadtmanae T. Miller et al., 1985, Arch. Microbiol., vol. 141, p. 116 Cocci positive no data no MCB-3 DSM-3091 ATCC 43021, JCM 11832, OCM 149 ATCC 43021, JCM 11832, OCM 149 5.1 0.135 25 45 36 40 27.6 absent 1 1.2 1 1.2 no data no data no data no data 6.5 6.9 6.5 6.9 H2+methanol, acetate, CO2, thiamin no data no data no data no data do not feed on biotin, aminoacids no data do not feed on no data do not feed on no data do not feed on do not feed on do not feed on feeds do not feed on do not feed on no data no data feeds do not feed on Sample of human feces. yes no data not applicable not applicable not applicable not applicable http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF00423270 Methanosphaerula palustris H. Cadillo-Quiroz et al., 2009, Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., vol. 59, p. 928 Cocci positive H. Cadillo-Quiroz et al., 2008, Appl. Environ. Microbiol., vol. 74, p. 2059 no E1-9c DSM-19958 ATCC BAA-1565 ATCC BAA-1565 19 0.036 14 35 30 30 55.4 present 0.5 0.8 0.5 0.8 0 0.0855578370979 0.015 0.035 4.8 6.4 5.5 5.5 Vitamins, coenzyme M, acetate no data do not feed on no data do not feed on do not feed on no data do not feed on no data no data no data no data do not feed on feeds feeds not determined do not feed on no data not supporting:butyrate no data not determined no data Sample from minerotrophic fen peatland, Michigan Hollow (New York State (42°21' N, 76°28' W)). not applicable no data not applicable yes not applicable not applicable http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/content/59/5/928.abstract Methanospirillum hungatei J. Ferry et al., 1974, Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., vol. 24, p. 465 Sheathed spiral negative no data yes JF1 DSM-864 ATCC 27890, JCM 10133, OCM 16, NBRC 100397 ATCC 27890, JCM 10133, OCM 16, NBRC 100397 20.7 0.033 20 50 37 45 45.1 present 7.4 10 0.4 0.4 0 0.17 0 0 6.5 10 7 9 acetate no data do not feed on do not feed on do not feed on do not feed on no data do not feed on no data no data do not feed on no data do not feed on feeds feeds not determined do not feed on do not feed on no data no data not determined do not feed on Sample of sewage sludge. yes no data not applicable not applicable not applicable not applicable http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/content/24/4/465.abstract Methanospirillum lacunae T. Iino et al., 2010, Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., vol. 60, p. 2563 Cocci negative no data yes Ki8-1 DSM-22751 JCM 16384, NBRC 104920 JCM 16384, NBRC 104920 32.2 0.021 15 37 30 30 45.3 present 11 25 0.5 0.6 0 0.17 0 0 6 9.5 7.5 7.5 acetate no data do not feed on do not feed on do not feed on do not feed on no data do not feed on no data no data do not feed on no data do not feed on feeds feeds not determined do not feed on do not feed on no data no data not determined do not feed on Soil sample collected from a puddle at Kisarazu, Chiba, Japan. yes no data not applicable not applicable not applicable not applicable http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/content/60/11/2563.abstract Methanospirillum psychrodurum L. Zhou et al., 2014, Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., vol. 64, p. 638 Sheathed spiral negative no data unavailable X-18T no data no data CGMCC 1.5186, JCM 19216 no data no data 4 32 25 25 44.4 unavailable 11 62 no data no data no data no data no data no data 6.5 8 7 7 no data not determined not determined not determined not determined not determined no data no data not determined not determined not determined not determined not determined not determined feeds not determined not determined not determined no data not determined not determined not determined Soil from Madoi wetland at Qinghai-Tibetan plateau, China. not applicable no data not applicable yes not applicable not applicable http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/content/early/2013/10/22/ijs.0.057299-0.abstract Methanospirillum stamsii S. Parshina et al., 2014, Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., vol. 64, p. 180 Sheathed spiral negative no data yes Pt1T DSM-26304 VKM B-2808 VKM B-2808 no data no data 5 37 20 30 40 present 7 7.5 0.4 0.5 0 0.3 0 0 6 10 7 7.5 no data not determined not determined not determined not determined not determined Acetate and yeast extract no data not determined not determined not determined not determined not determined feeds feeds not determined not determined not determined no data not determined not determined not determined Sample of granulated biomass of a two-stage low-temperature (3–8 °C) anaerobic expanded granular sludge bed (EGSB) bioreactor, fed with a mixture of volatile fatty acids (VFAs) (acetate, propionate and butyrate). not applicable no data yes not applicable not applicable not applicable http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/content/64/Pt_1/180.abstract Methanothermobacter crinale L. Cheng et al., 2008, Appl. Environ. Microbiol., vol. 77, p. 5212 Rod/cocci positive no data no Tm2 DSM-24598 ACCC 00699, JCM 17393, HMD ACCC 00699, JCM 17393, HMD 15.12 0.046 55 80 65 65 41.1 absent 2.2 5.9 0.3 0.3 0.000427789185489 0.513347022587 0.000427789185489 0.000427789185489 6.6 8.9 6.9 6.9 acetate no data do not feed on do not feed on do not feed on do not feed on no data do not feed on no data no data no data do not feed on do not feed on do not feed on feeds not determined not determined do not feed on no data no data not determined do not feed on Sample of production water of oil reservoirs was collected from the Shengli oil fiel. not applicable no data not applicable yes not applicable not applicable http://aem.asm.org/content/77/15/5212.abstract Methanothermobacter defluvii S. Kotelnikova et al., 1993, Syst. Appl. Microbiol., vol. 16, p. 427 Rod positive no data unavailable ADZ DSM-7466 ATCC 51443, OCM 570, VKM B-1962 ATCC 51443, OCM 570, VKM B-1962 1.5 0.426 no data no data 60 60 62.2 unavailable no data no data no data no data no data no data 0.0136892539357 0.342231348392 no data no data 7 7 no data no data no data no data no data no data no data no data no data no data no data no data no data feeds feeds not determined not determined no data no data no data not determined no data Sludge samples from the anaerobic digestor sludge operating on waste waters containing methacrylates. not applicable no data yes not applicable not applicable not applicable http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0723202011802766 Methanothermobacter marburgensis A. Wasserfallen et al., 2000, Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., vol. 50, p. 43 Rod positive no data no Marburg DSM-2133 ATCC BAA-927, JCM 14651, NBRC 100331, OCM 82 ATCC BAA-927, JCM 14651, NBRC 100331, OCM 82 no data no data 45 70 65 65 48 not determined 3 20 0.35 0.35 0.00171115674196 0.598904859685 0.00855578370979 0.00855578370979 5 8 6.8 7.4 no data no data no data no data no data no data no data no data no data no data no data no data no data no data feeds not determined not determined no data no data no data not determined no data Sample of mesophilic sewage sludge. not applicable no data yes not applicable not applicable not applicable http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/content/50/1/43.abstract Methanothermobacter tenebrarum K. Nakamura et al., 2013, Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., vol. 63, p. 715 Rod positive no data no RMAS DSM-23052 JCM 16532, NBRC 106236 JCM 16532, NBRC 106236 12 0.058 45 80 70 70 41.5 present 3.5 10.5 0.5 0.5 0 0.342231348392 0.0427789185489 0.0427789185489 5.8 8.7 6.9 7.7 casamino acids, tryptone, yeast extract, or vitamins for growth do not feed on no data do not feed on do not feed on do not feed on acetate no data no data no data do not feed on no data do not feed on do not feed on feeds not determined do not feed on do not feed on no data do not feed on not determined do not feed on Sample from gas-associated formation water of a gas-producing well in a natural gas field at Niigata, Japan. not applicable no data not applicable not applicable not applicable not applicable http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/content/early/2012/05/04/ijs.0.041681-0.abstract Methanothermobacter thermautotrophicus J. Zeikus et al., 1972, J. Bacteriol., vol. 109, p. 707 Rod positive A. Wasserfallen et al., 2000, Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., vol. 50, p. 43 no Delta H DSM-1053 ATCC 29096, JCM 10044, NBRC 100330, OCM 143, VKM B-1908 ATCC 29096, JCM 10044, NBRC 100330, OCM 143, VKM B-1908 3 0.231 40 75 65 70 49.5 absent 3 120 0.4 0.6 0.00171115674196 0.598904859685 0.0102669404517 0.0102669404517 6 8.8 7.2 7.6 None no data no data no data no data do not feed on none no data no data no data no data no data do not feed on do not feed on feeds not determined do not feed on no data not supporting: pyruvate no data not determined no data Sample from fermenting sludge obtained from the sewage treatment plant of the city of Urbana, Illinois. not applicable no data yes not applicable not applicable not applicable http://jb.asm.org/content/109/2/707.abstract Methanothermobacter thermoflexus S. Kotelnikova et al., 1993, Syst. Appl. Microbiol., vol. 16, p. 427 Rod positive no data unavailable IDZ DSM-7268 ATCC 51444, OCM 571, VKM B-1963 ATCC 51444, OCM 571, VKM B-1963 3.5 0.198 no data no data 55 55 55 unavailable no data no data no data no data no data no data 0.0171115674196 0.513347022587 no data no data 7.9 8.2 no data no data no data no data no data no data no data no data no data no data no data no data no data feeds feeds not determined not determined no data no data no data not determined no data Sludge samples from the anaerobic digestor sludge operating on waste waters containing methacrylates. not applicable no data yes not applicable not applicable not applicable http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0723202011802766 Methanothermobacter thermophilus K. Laurinavichus et al., 1988, Mikrobiologiya, vol. 57, p. 1035 Rod not determined no data unavailable M DSM-6529 ATCC BAA-1076, OCM 231, VKM B-1786 ATCC BAA-1076, OCM 231, VKM B-1786 no data no data 40 75 65 70 50 unavailable 3 120 0.4 0.4 0.00171115674196 0.598904859685 0.0102669404517 0.0102669404517 6 8.8 7.2 7.6 no data no data no data no data no data no data no data no data no data no data no data no data no data no data feeds not determined not determined no data no data no data not determined no data Sample from thermophilic methane tank (USSR). not applicable no data yes not applicable not applicable not applicable http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/content/50/1/43.abstract Methanothermobacter wolfeii J. Winter et al., 2000, Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., vol. 50, p. 43 Rod positive no data no DSM2970 DSM-2970 ATCC 43096, JCM 14652, NBRC 100332, OCM 154, VKM B-1829 ATCC 43096, JCM 14652, NBRC 100332, OCM 154, VKM B-1829 no data no data 37 74 55 65 61 not determined 2.4 2.7 0.4 0.4 0 0.171115674196 0 0 6 8.2 7 7.5 no data no data no data no data no data do not feed on no data no data no data no data do not feed on no data no data feeds feeds not determined not determined no data no data no data not determined do not feed on Sample of a a mixture of sewage sludge and river sediment. not applicable no data yes not applicable not applicable yes http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S072320208480003X Methanothermococcus okinawensis K. Takai et al., 2002, Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., vol. 52, p. 1089 Irregular cocci not determined no data yes IH1 DSM-14208 JCM 11175 JCM 11175 0.5 1.386 40 75 60 65 29.3 present 1 1.5 1 1.5 0.205338809035 1.64271047228 0.342231348392 0.855578370979 4.5 8.5 6 7 None no data no data no data no data do not feed on selenium, Fe2O3 no data no data no data no data do not feed on do not feed on feeds feeds not determined do not feed on no data no data no data not determined do not feed on Sample from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent chimney obtained from the hydrothermal field at Iheya Ridge in the Okinawa Trough, Japan (27° 47.220' N, 126° 53.900' E) at a depth of 972 m. not applicable no data not applicable not applicable yes not applicable http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/content/52/4/1089.long Methanothermococcus thermolithotrophicus H. Huber et al., 1982, Arch. Mikrobiol., vol. 132, p. 47 Irregular cocci negative no data yes SN-1 DSM-2095 ATCC 35097, JCM 10549, OCM 138, ATCC 35097, JCM 10549, OCM 138, 0.917 0.756 30 70 65 65 32.8 present 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 0.222450376454 1.42026009582 0.684462696783 0.684462696783 6 8 6.5 7.5 None no data no data no data no data no data None no data no data no data no data no data no data feeds feeds not determined not determined no data no data no data not determined no data Sample from the sandy geothermally heated sea floor of the beach at Stufe di Nerone close to Naples (italy), about 3 m away from the shore in about 0.5 m depth. not applicable no data not applicable not applicable yes not applicable http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2FBF00690816 Methanothermus fervidus K. Stetter et al., 1981, Zentralbl. Mikrobiol., vol. 178, p. 166 Rod positive no data no V24 S DSM-2088 ATCC 43054, JCM 10308, ATCC 43054, JCM 10308, 2.82 0.246 61 97 83 83 31.6 not determined 1 3 0.3 0.4 no data no data no data no data no data no data 6.5 6.5 no data not determined not determined not determined not determined do not feed on no data no data not determined not determined not determined not determined not determined do not feed on feeds not determined not determined not determined no data not determined not determined not determined Samples from Icelandic volcanic spring and mud holes with temperatures around 100 °C. not applicable no data not applicable not applicable yes not applicable http://epub.uni-regensburg.de/10896/1/ubr04648_ocr.pdf Methanothermus sociabilis G. Lauerer et al., 1986, Syst. Appl. Microbiol., vol. 8, p. 100 Rod not determined no data unavailable KF1-Fl DSM-3496 ATCC 49202, JCM 10723, OCM 173 ATCC 49202, JCM 10723, OCM 173 no data no data 55 97 88 88 34 unavailable 3 5 0.3 0.4 no data no data no data no data no data no data no data no data no data no data no data no data no data no data no data no data no data no data no data no data no data no data no data not determined not determined no data no data no data not determined no data Sample from solfatara fields in Iceland. not applicable no data not applicable not applicable not applicable not applicable http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0723202086801564 Methanotorris formicicus K. Takai et al., 2004, Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., vol. 54, p. 1095 Irregular cocci negative no data no Mc-S-70 DSM-16983 ATCC BAA-687, JCM 11930 ATCC BAA-687, JCM 11930 0.5 1.386 55 83 75 75 32.5 present 0.8 1.5 0.8 1.5 0.0684462696783 1.02669404517 0.41067761807 0.41067761807 6 8.5 6.7 6.7 no data no data no data no data no data do not feed on no data no data no data no data no data do not feed on do not feed on feeds feeds not determined do not feed on no data no data no data not determined do not feed on Sample from a black smoker chimney at the Kairei field in the Central Indian Ridge. not applicable no data not applicable not applicable yes not applicable http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/content/54/4/1095.abstract Methanotorris igneus S. Burggraf et al., 1990, Syst. Appl. Microbiol., vol. 13, p. 263 Cocci not determined no data unavailable Kol 5 DSM-5666 JCM 11834 JCM 11834 0.417 1.662 45 91 88 88 32.3 unavailable 1 2 1 2 0.154004106776 0.924024640657 0.308008213552 0.308008213552 5 7.5 5.7 5.7 no data no data no data no data no data no data no data no data no data no data no data no data no data no data no data not determined not determined no data no data no data not determined no data Sample from a shallow (depth: 106 m) submarine vent system at the Kolbeinsey ridge, Iceland. not applicable no data not applicable not applicable yes not applicable http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0723202011801979 Methermicoccus shengliensis L. Cheng et al., 2007, Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., vol. 57, p. 2964 Cocci positive no data yes ZC-1 DSM-18856 CGMCC 1.5056 CGMCC 1.5056 5 0.139 50 70 65 65 56 not determined 0.7 1 0.7 1 0.2 1.1 0.3 0.5 5.5 8 6 6.5 no data do not feed on do not feed on do not feed on do not feed on do not feed on HS-coM do not feed on do not feed on do not feed on no data do not feed on do not feed on do not feed on do not feed on not determined feeds feeds no data do not feed on not determined feeds Sample of oil-production water of Shengli oilfield, China. not applicable no data not applicable not applicable not applicable not applicable http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/content/57/12/2964.long