Methanothermobacter

Methanothermobacter is a genus of archaeans in the family Methanobacteriaceae.

[1] The species within this genus are thermophilic and grow best at temperatures between 55 °C and 65 °C.

They are methanogens; they use carbon dioxide and hydrogen as substrates to produce methane for energy.

[2] The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) [3] and National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).

[1] M. crinale M. tenebrarum M. defluvii M.thermautotrophicus M. thermoflexus M. thermophilus Methanobacterium thermaggregans M. marburgensis M. wolfei Methanobacterium species-group 2 Methanobacterium Methanosphaera Methanobrevibacter M. tenebrarum M. wolfei M.marburgensis M. thermautotrophicus "Methanacia" "Methanoflexus" "Methanovirga" "Methanobinarius" Methanobrevibacter "Methanarmilla" "Methanocatella" Methanobacterium species-group 3 Methanobacterium species-group 2 Methanosphaera Methanobacterium The metabolism of Methanothermobacter thermautotrophicus has been reconstructed in the form of experimentally validated computer models for the two strains Z-245 and ΔH.

Phase contrast image of Methano­thermobacter marburgensis DSM 2133. Specimen was obtained in late exponential phase from a fed-batch fermentation. The cells are rod shaped and elongated.