Methanobacterium Kluyver & van Niel, 1936
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- Methanobacterium
Abstract
In taxonomy, Methanobacterium is a genus of the Methanobacteriaceae family of Archaea.See the NCBI webpage on Methanobacterium. Data extracted from the Despite the name, this genus belongs not to the bacterial domain but the archaeal domain (for instance, they lack peptidoglycan in their cell walls). Methanobacterium are nonmotile and live without oxygen. Some members of this genus can use formate to reduce methane; others live exclusively through the reduction of carbon dioxide with hydrogen. They are ubiquitous in some hot, low-oxygen environments, such as anaerobic digestors, their wastewater, and hot springs.
Examples of Methanobacterium Species
Methanobacterium bryantii: part of the syntrophic Methanobacillus omelianskii culture Methanobacterium formicum Methanobacterium thermoautotrophicum
Methanobacterium thermoautotrophicum Marburg can undergo natural genetic transformation, the transfer of DNA from one cell to another.Worrell VE, Nagle DP Jr, McCarthy D, Eisenbraun A. Genetic transformation system in the archaebacterium Methanobacterium thermoautotrophicum Marburg. J Bacteriol. 1988 Feb;170(2):653-6. doi: 10.1128/jb.170.2.653-656.1988. PMID: 3422229; PMCID: PMC210704 Genetic transformation in archaeal species, generally, appears to be an adaptation for repairing DNA damage in a cell by utilizing intact DNA information derived from another cell.Bernstein H, Bernstein C. Sexual communication in archaea, the precursor to meiosis. pp. 103-117 in Biocommunication of Archaea (Guenther Witzany, ed.) 2017. Springer International Publishing
Methanobacterium thermoautotrophicum Marburg can undergo natural genetic transformation, the transfer of DNA from one cell to another.Worrell VE, Nagle DP Jr, McCarthy D, Eisenbraun A. Genetic transformation system in the archaebacterium Methanobacterium thermoautotrophicum Marburg. J Bacteriol. 1988 Feb;170(2):653-6. doi: 10.1128/jb.170.2.653-656.1988. PMID: 3422229; PMCID: PMC210704 Genetic transformation in archaeal species, generally, appears to be an adaptation for repairing DNA damage in a cell by utilizing intact DNA information derived from another cell.Bernstein H, Bernstein C. Sexual communication in archaea, the precursor to meiosis. pp. 103-117 in Biocommunication of Archaea (Guenther Witzany, ed.) 2017. Springer International Publishing