Methanocaldococcus fervens

Taxonomy
Class: Methanococci
Order: Methanococcales
Family: Methanocaldococcaceae
Genus: Methanocaldococcus
Temperature [°C]
Temperature min.: 48
Temperature max.: 92
Temperature optimal min.: 85
Temperature optimal max.: 85
Alcalinity
pH min.: 5.5
pH max.: 7.6
pH optimal min.: 6.5
pH optimal max.: 6.5
Salinity [mol ⋅ dm-3 NaCl]
NaCl min.: 0.0855578
NaCl max.: 0.855578
NaCl optimal min.: 0.513347
NaCl optimal max.: 0.513347
Growth rate
Growth rate: 2.1
Doubling time [h]: 0.33
Morphology
Motility: yes
Shape: Irregular cocci
Gram reaction: No data
Cell surface structures (flagella, pili, fimbriae): present
Cell dimensions [μm]
Width min.: 1
Width max.: 2
Length min.: 1
Length max.: 2
Sources
Main: C. Jeanthon et al., 1999, Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., vol. 49, p. 583
Environment
Volcanic
Description: Samples from deep-sea hydrothermal vent core sample from Guaymas Basin, Gulf of California, at a depth of 2003 m.
Strain info
Type strain: AG86
DSM: DSM-4213
ATTC: no data
Other collections: JCM 15782
G+C content: 33
Substrate
H2+CO2: Yes
Formate: No
Acetate: No
Methanol: No
Methylamin: No
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 on
Other: no data
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