Methanogenium boonei

Methanogenium boonei
Scientific classification
Domain:	Archaea
Kingdom:	Euryarchaeota
Phylum:	Euryarchaeota
Class:	Methanomicrobia
Order:	Methanomicrobiales
Family:	Methanomicrobiaceae
Genus:	Methanogenium
Species:	M. boonei
Binomial name
	"Methanogenium boonei"; Kendall et al. 2007

Methanogenium boonei is a methanogenic archaean. Cells are non-motile irregular cocci 1.0-2.5 μm in diameter. This mesophile grows optimally at 19.4 °C, pH6.4-7.8, salinity 0.3-0.5M Na⁺. It was first isolated from Skan Bay, Alaska.^[1]

References

^ M.M. Kendall; et al. (January 2007). "Diversity of Archaea in marine sediments from Skan Bay, Alaska, including cultivated methanogens, and description of Methanogenium boonei sp. nov". Am. Soc. Microbiol. 73 (2): 407–414. doi:10.1128/AEM.01154-06. PMC 1796967. PMID 17122405.

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[1] M.M. Kendall; et al. (January 2007). "Diversity of Archaea in marine sediments from Skan Bay, Alaska, including cultivated methanogens, and description of Methanogenium boonei sp. nov". Am. Soc. Microbiol. 73 (2): 407–414. doi:10.1128/AEM.01154-06. PMC 1796967. PMID 17122405.

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