Methanothrix soehngenii Huser et al., 1982
- Dataset
- English Wikipedia - Species Pages
- Rank
- SPECIES
Classification
- kingdom
- Euryarchaeota
- phylum
- Euryarchaeota
- class
- Methanomicrobia
- order
- Methanosarcinales
- family
- Methanosaetaceae
- genus
- Methanothrix
- species
- Methanothrix soehngenii
Abstract
Methanothrix soehngenii is a species of methanogenic archaea. Its cells are non-motile, non-spore-forming, rod-shaped (0.8×2 μm) and are normally combined end to end in long filaments, surrounded by a sheath-like structure. It is named in honour of N. L. Söhngen.
Genome
The tRNAala gene of Methanothrix soehngenii differs from those of other archaea in that it encodes a terminal CCA 3′.
Metabolism
Unlike other methanogenic archaea, Methanothrix soehngenii cannot reduce carbon dioxide with hydrogen to produce methane. Its sole source of energy is acetate.