Methanocaldococcaceae
Sign in to saveMethanocaldococcaceae is a family of microbes within the order Methanococcales. It contains two genera, the type genus Methanocaldococcus and Methanotorris. These species are coccoid in form, neutrophilic to slightly acidophilic, and predominantly motile, and they have a very short generation period, from 25 to 45 minutes under optimal conditions. They produce energy exclusively through the reduction of carbon dioxide with hydrogen. Some species have been found in marine hydrothermal vents.
Species
FAMILY
- KingdomArchaea
- PhylumMethanobacteriota_A
- ClassMethanococci
- OrderMethanococcales
- FamilyMethanocaldococcaceae
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Research
236 papers- Semisynthetic Organisms with Expanded Genetic Codes.Biochemistry · 2018
- Diversity of functional genes of methanogens, methanotrophs and sulfate reducers in deep-sea hydrothermal environments.Environmental microbiology · 2005
- Crystal structure of Methanococcus jannaschii dihydroorotase.Proteins · 2023
- Design of 16S rRNA-targeted oligonucleotide probes for detecting cultured and uncultured archaeal lineages in high-temperature environments.Environmental microbiology · 2004
- Ancestral [Fe-S] biogenesis system SMS has a unique mechanism of cluster assembly and sulfur utilization.PLoS biology · 2025
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Methanocaldococcaceae is a family of microbes within the order Methanococcales. It contains two genera, the type genus Methanocaldococcus and Methanotorris. These species are coccoid in form, neutrophilic to slightly acidophilic, and predominantly motile, and they have a very short generation period, from 25 to 45 minutes under optimal conditions. They produce energy exclusively through the reduction of carbon dioxide with hydrogen. Some species have been found in marine hydrothermal vents.
==Phylogeny== The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) and National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).
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