Methanothermobacter thermautotrophicus str. Delta H

Methanothermobacter_thermautotrophicus
Names Methanothermobacter thermautotrophicus str. Delta H
Accession numbers NC_000916
Background Methanobacterium thermoautotrophicum is a strictly anaerobic rod-shaped archaebacterium which optimally lives at 65oC. These chemoautotrophs require only CO2, H2, and salts for growth.Cell walls appear to be Gram positive, but are composed of pseudomurein rather than peptidoglycan. They are non-motile and flagella are absent. Metabolism is strictly anaerobic and H2 and/or formate are used as an electron donor. All species grow with H2 and CO2 as a substrate for methanogenesis. Cells are mesophillic or thermophillic. All species fail to grow under aerobic conditions and most are acid tolerant (will grow at pH less than 5). There are 12 species of genus Methanobacterium and they have been isolated from aneraobic digestors, sewage sludge, manure, groundwater, and formation water of oil-bearing rocks. (From http://web.umr.edu/~microbio/BIO221_2002/Methanobacterium_thermoautotrophicum.htm) (BacMap)
Taxonomy
Kingdom:Archaea
Phylum:Euryarchaeota
Class:Methanobacteria
Order:Methanobacteriales
Family:Methanobacteriaceae
Genus:Methanothermobacter
Species:thermautotrophicus
Strain Delta H
Complete Yes
Sequencing centre (10-AUG-1997) Genomics and Technology Development, Genome Therapuetics Corporation, 100 Beaver Street, Waltham, MA
(19-SEP-2001) National Center for Biotechnology Information, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20894, USA
Sequencing quality NA
Sequencing depth NA
Sequencing method NA
Isolation site NA
Isolation country NA
Number of replicons 1
Gram staining properties NA
Shape Bacilli
Mobility No
Flagellar presence NA
Number of membranes NA
Oxygen requirements Anaerobic
Optimal temperature 65.0
Temperature range Thermophilic
Habitat Specialized
Biotic relationship NA
Host name NA
Cell arrangement NA
Sporulation NA
Metabolism NA
Energy source NA
Diseases NA
Pathogenicity NA