Methanofollis
Scientific classification
Domain:
Archaea
Kingdom:
Euryarchaeota
Phylum:
Euryarchaeota
Class:
Methanomicrobia
Order:
Methanomicrobiales
Family:
"Methanofollaceae"
Genus:
Methanofollis

Zellner et al. 1999
Type species
Methanofollis tationis
(Zabel, König & Winter 1986) Zellner et al. 1999
Species

In taxonomy, Methanofollis is a genus of the Methanomicrobiaceae.[1]

Description and significance

Methanofollis ("a methane-producing bag") is a non-motile, Gram-negative, obligately anaerobic, mesophilic archaeon that produces methane. It grows between the temperatures 20–45 °C (optimum 34–40 °C), and at the pH of around 7.

Genome structure

The genome of the archaeon has not yet sequenced. The G + C content of the DNA is determined to be 60.0%.

Cell structure and metabolism

The cells of Methanofollis are highly irregular cocci, with diameter of 1.25–2.0 µm. The major polar lipids are phospholipids, glycolipids, and phosphoglycolipids. It utilizes H2/CO2, formate, 2-propanol/CO2, and 2-butanol/CO2 for growth and methanogenesis. No growth has been observed on acetate, trimethylamine, methanol, ethanol, 2-propanol, isobutanol, or 2-butanol as catabolic substrates.

Ecology

Most species of the archaeon are isolated from anaerobic high-rate wastewater bioreactors or solfataric fields. For example, M. tationis was isolated from a solfataric field on Mount Tatio in the Atacama desert in northern Chile.

Phylogeny

The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN)[2] and National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).[1]

16S rRNA based LTP_06_2022[3][4][5] 53 marker proteins based GTDB 08-RS214[6][7][8]

M. liminatans (Zellner et al. 1990) Zellner et al. 1999

M. tationis (Zabel, König & Winter 1986) Zellner et al. 1999

M. fontis Chen et al. 2020

M. ethanolicus Imachi et al. 2009

M. aquaemaris Lai & Chen 2001

M. formosanus Wu, Chen & Lai 2005

M. formosanus

M. ethanolicus

M. fontis

M. liminatans

M. tationis

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Sayers; et al. "Methanofollis". National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) taxonomy database. Retrieved 2022-06-05.
  2. ↑ J.P. Euzéby. "Methanofollis". List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN). Retrieved 2021-11-17.
  3. ↑ "The LTP". Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  4. ↑ "LTP_all tree in newick format". Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  5. ↑ "LTP_06_2022 Release Notes" (PDF). Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  6. ↑ "GTDB release 08-RS214". Genome Taxonomy Database. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  7. ↑ "ar53_r214.sp_label". Genome Taxonomy Database. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  8. ↑ "Taxon History". Genome Taxonomy Database. Retrieved 10 May 2023.

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