Methanothermobacter thermophilus

Taxonomy
Class: Methanobacteria
Order: Methanobacteriales
Family: Methanobacteriaceae
Genus: Methanothermobacter
Temperature [°C]
Temperature min.: 40
Temperature max.: 75
Temperature optimal min.: 65
Temperature optimal max.: 70
Alcalinity
pH min.: 6
pH max.: 8.8
pH optimal min.: 7.2
pH optimal max.: 7.6
Salinity [mol ⋅ dm-3 NaCl]
NaCl min.: 0.00171116
NaCl max.: 0.598905
NaCl optimal min.: 0.0102669
NaCl optimal max.: 0.0102669
Growth rate
Growth rate:
Doubling time [h]:
Morphology
Motility: unavailable
Shape: Rod
Gram reaction: No data
Cell surface structures (flagella, pili, fimbriae): unavailable
Cell dimensions [μm]
Width min.: 0.4
Width max.: 0.4
Length min.: 3
Length max.: 120
Sources
Main: K. Laurinavichus et al., 1988, Mikrobiologiya, vol. 57, p. 1035
Environment
Reactors
Description: Sample from thermophilic methane tank (USSR).
Strain info
Type strain: M
DSM: DSM-6529
ATTC: ATCC BAA-1076
Other collections: OCM 231, VKM B-1786
G+C content: 50
Substrate
H2+CO2: Yes
Formate: no data
Acetate: No data
Methanol: No data
Methylamin: no data
Di-methylamin: no data
Tri-methylamin: no data
CO: No data
Ethanol: no data
1-propanol: no data
1-butanol: No data
2-butanol: No data
2-propanol: No data
Butanol: No data
Cyclopentanol: no data
Isobutanol: No data
Dimethyl sulfide: no data
H2+Methanol: No data
Other: no data
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