{"response":{"status":"ok","message_type":"publication"},"id":3283,"citation":"Akinyemi et al., 2020, Bergey's Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria","doi":"10.1002/9781118960608.gbm00513.pub2","url":"https://api.seqco.de/v1/publications/3283.json","link_ext":"https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118960608.gbm00513.pub2","title":"\u003ci\u003eMethanothrix\u003c/i\u003e","journal":"Bergey's Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria","journal_loc":"","journal_date":"2020-09-25","pub_type":"other","abstract":"\u003cjats:title\u003eAbstract\u003c/jats:title\u003e\n                  \u003cjats:sec\u003e\n                    \u003cjats:label/\u003e\n                    \u003cjats:p\u003e\n                      Me.tha'no.thrix. N.L. neut. n.\n                      \u003cjats:italic\u003emethanum\u003c/jats:italic\u003e\n                      methane; Gr. fem. n.\n                      \u003cjats:italic\u003ethrix\u003c/jats:italic\u003e\n                      , hair; N.L. fem. n.\n                      \u003cjats:italic\u003eMethanothrix\u003c/jats:italic\u003e\n                      , methane (‐producing) hair.\n                    \u003c/jats:p\u003e\n                    \u003cjats:p\u003e\n                      Straight, rod‐shaped cells with flat ends, usually 0.8–1.3 μm wide by 2.0–6.0 μm long enclosed in a tubular sheath. Forms short (∼5–25 μm) to long (\u0026gt;150 μm) flexible chains of cells within the sheath. Nonmotile. Gram‐stain‐negative. Lipids contain\n                      \u003cjats:italic\u003emyo\u003c/jats:italic\u003e\n                      ‐inositol, ethanolamine, and galactose as the polar head groups. Oxygen‐tolerant anaerobe. Organotrophic, splitting acetate into methane and CO\n                      \u003cjats:sub\u003e2\u003c/jats:sub\u003e\n                      for energy generation. Some strains split formate into H\n                      \u003cjats:sub\u003e2\u003c/jats:sub\u003e\n                      and CO\n                      \u003cjats:sub\u003e2\u003c/jats:sub\u003e\n                      without producing methane. CO\n                      \u003cjats:sub\u003e2\u003c/jats:sub\u003e\n                      can be reduced to methane in coculture with\n                      \u003cjats:italic\u003eGeobacter\u003c/jats:italic\u003e\n                      spp. via direct interspecies electron transfer (DIET). Growth factors such as vitamins are stimulatory. Yeast extract is required, stimulatory or inhibitory, depending on the strain. NaCl is not required for growth. Optimal temperatures range from 34 to 37°C for mesophilic strains and 55 to 60°C for thermophilic strains; optimal pH range is 7.0–7.8. Gas vacuoles are generally found in thermophilic strains. Occur in both mesophilic and thermophilic anaerobic sludge digesters as well as anaerobic sediments. Synonymous with the genus\n                      \u003cjats:italic\u003eMethanosaeta\u003c/jats:italic\u003e\n                      .\n                    \u003c/jats:p\u003e\n                    \u003cjats:p\u003e\n                      \u003cjats:italic\u003eDNA G + C content (mol%)\u003c/jats:italic\u003e\n                      : 51–61 (genome).\n                    \u003c/jats:p\u003e\n                    \u003cjats:p\u003e\n                      \u003cjats:italic\u003eType species\u003c/jats:italic\u003e\n                      :\n                      \u003cjats:bold\u003eMethanothrix soehngenii\u003c/jats:bold\u003e\n                      Huser et al. 1982, VL10.\n                    \u003c/jats:p\u003e\n                  \u003c/jats:sec\u003e\n                  \u003cjats:sec\u003e\n                    \u003cjats:title\u003eTaxonomic and Nomenclature Notes\u003c/jats:title\u003e\n                    \u003cjats:p\u003e\n                      According to the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN), the taxonomic status of the genus\n                      \u003cjats:ext-link xmlns:xlink=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink\" xlink:href=\"https://lpsn.dsmz.de/genus/methanothrix\"\u003e\n                        \u003cjats:italic\u003eMethanothrix\u003c/jats:italic\u003e\n                      \u003c/jats:ext-link\u003e\n                      is: correct name (last update, February 2025)\n                      \u003cjats:sup\u003e*\u003c/jats:sup\u003e\n                      .\n                    \u003c/jats:p\u003e\n                    \u003cjats:p\u003e\n                      \u003cjats:bold\u003eLPSN classification:\u003c/jats:bold\u003e\n                      \u003cjats:ext-link xmlns:xlink=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink\" xlink:href=\"https://lpsn.dsmz.de/domain/archaea\"\u003e\n                        \u003cjats:italic\u003eArchaea\u003c/jats:italic\u003e\n                      \u003c/jats:ext-link\u003e\n                      /\n                      \u003cjats:ext-link xmlns:xlink=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink\" xlink:href=\"https://lpsn.dsmz.de/kingdom/methanobacteriati\"\u003e\n                        \u003cjats:italic\u003eMethanobacteriati\u003c/jats:italic\u003e\n                      \u003c/jats:ext-link\u003e\n                      /\n                      \u003cjats:ext-link xmlns:xlink=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink\" xlink:href=\"https://lpsn.dsmz.de/phylum/methanobacteriota\"\u003e\n                        \u003cjats:italic\u003eMethanobacteriota\u003c/jats:italic\u003e\n                      \u003c/jats:ext-link\u003e\n                      /\n                      \u003cjats:ext-link xmlns:xlink=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink\" xlink:href=\"https://lpsn.dsmz.de/class/methanosarcinia\"\u003e\n                        \u003cjats:italic\u003eMethanosarcinia\u003c/jats:italic\u003e\n                      \u003c/jats:ext-link\u003e\n                      /\n                      \u003cjats:ext-link xmlns:xlink=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink\" xlink:href=\"https://lpsn.dsmz.de/order/methanosarcinales\"\u003e\n                        \u003cjats:italic\u003eMethanosarcinales\u003c/jats:italic\u003e\n                      \u003c/jats:ext-link\u003e\n                      /\n                      \u003cjats:ext-link xmlns:xlink=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink\" xlink:href=\"https://lpsn.dsmz.de/family/methanotrichaceae\"\u003e\n                        \u003cjats:italic\u003eMethanotrichaceae\u003c/jats:italic\u003e\n                      \u003c/jats:ext-link\u003e\n                      /\n                      \u003cjats:ext-link xmlns:xlink=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink\" xlink:href=\"https://lpsn.dsmz.de/genus/methanothrix\"\u003e\n                        \u003cjats:italic\u003eMethanothrix\u003c/jats:italic\u003e\n                      \u003c/jats:ext-link\u003e\n                    \u003c/jats:p\u003e\n                    \u003cjats:p\u003e\n                      The genus\n                      \u003cjats:italic\u003eMethanothrix\u003c/jats:italic\u003e\n                      can also be recovered in the Genome Taxonomy Database (GTDB) as\n                      \u003cjats:ext-link xmlns:xlink=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink\" xlink:href=\"https://gtdb.ecogenomic.org/tree?r=g__Methanothrix\"\u003e\n                        \u003cjats:italic\u003eg__Methanothrix\u003c/jats:italic\u003e\n                      \u003c/jats:ext-link\u003e\n                      (version v220)\n                      \u003cjats:sup\u003e**\u003c/jats:sup\u003e\n                      .\n                    \u003c/jats:p\u003e\n                    \u003cjats:p\u003e\n                      \u003cjats:bold\u003eGTDB classification:\u003c/jats:bold\u003e\n                      \u003cjats:ext-link xmlns:xlink=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink\" xlink:href=\"https://gtdb.ecogenomic.org/tree?r=d__Archaea\"\u003e\n                        \u003cjats:italic\u003ed__Archaea\u003c/jats:italic\u003e\n                      \u003c/jats:ext-link\u003e\n                      /\n                      \u003cjats:ext-link xmlns:xlink=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink\" xlink:href=\"https://gtdb.ecogenomic.org/tree?r=p__Halobacteriota\"\u003e\n                        \u003cjats:italic\u003ep__Halobacteriota\u003c/jats:italic\u003e\n                      \u003c/jats:ext-link\u003e\n                      /\n                      \u003cjats:ext-link xmlns:xlink=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink\" xlink:href=\"https://gtdb.ecogenomic.org/tree?r=c__Methanosarcinia\"\u003e\n                        \u003cjats:italic\u003ec__Methanosarcinia\u003c/jats:italic\u003e\n                      \u003c/jats:ext-link\u003e\n                      /\n                      \u003cjats:ext-link xmlns:xlink=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink\" xlink:href=\"https://gtdb.ecogenomic.org/tree?r=o__Methanotrichales\"\u003e\n                        \u003cjats:italic\u003eo__Methanotrichales\u003c/jats:italic\u003e\n                 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(\n                        \u003cjats:year\u003e2022\u003c/jats:year\u003e\n                        ).\n                        \u003cjats:source\u003eNucleic Acids Res\u003c/jats:source\u003e\n                        ,\n                        \u003cjats:volume\u003e50\u003c/jats:volume\u003e\n                        ,\n                        \u003cjats:fpage\u003eD801\u003c/jats:fpage\u003e\n                        –\n                        \u003cjats:lpage\u003eD807\u003c/jats:lpage\u003e\n                        ; DOI:\n                        \u003cjats:ext-link xmlns:xlink=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink\" ext-link-type=\"doi\" xlink:href=\"10.1093/nar/gkab902\"\u003e10.1093/nar/gkab902\u003c/jats:ext-link\u003e\n                      \u003c/jats:mixed-citation\u003e\n                    \u003c/jats:p\u003e\n                    \u003cjats:p\u003e\n                      \u003cjats:sup\u003e**\u003c/jats:sup\u003e\n                      \u003cjats:mixed-citation publication-type=\"journal\"\u003e\n                        \u003cjats:string-name\u003e\n                          \u003cjats:surname\u003eParks\u003c/jats:surname\u003e\n                        \u003c/jats:string-name\u003e\n                        et al. 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