Methanobacterium congolense

Taxonomy
Class: Methanobacteria
Order: Methanobacteriales
Family: Methanobacteriaceae
Genus: Methanobacterium
Temperature [°C]
Temperature min.: 25
Temperature max.: 50
Temperature optimal min.: 37
Temperature optimal max.: 42
Alcalinity
pH min.: 5.9
pH max.: 8.2
pH optimal min.: 7.2
pH optimal max.: 7.2
Salinity [mol ⋅ dm-3 NaCl]
NaCl min.:
NaCl max.:
NaCl optimal min.: 0.017
NaCl optimal max.: 0.017
Growth rate
Growth rate: 0.092
Doubling time [h]: 7.5
Morphology
Motility: no
Shape: Rod
Gram reaction: positive
Cell surface structures (flagella, pili, fimbriae): absent
Cell dimensions [μm]
Width min.: 0.4
Width max.: 0.5
Length min.: 2
Length max.: 10
Sources
Main: N. Cuzin et al., 2001, Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., vol. 51, p. 489
Environment
Reactors
Description: Sample from anaerobic digestor treating raw cassava peel.
Strain info
Type strain: C
DSM: DSM-7095
ATTC: no data
Other collections: OCM 786
G+C content: 39.5
Substrate
H2+CO2: Yes
Formate: No
Acetate: No
Methanol: No
Methylamin: No
Di-methylamin: no data
Tri-methylamin: No
CO: No data
Ethanol: No
1-propanol: No
1-butanol: No
2-butanol: No data
2-propanol: No data
Butanol: No data
Cyclopentanol: Yes
Isobutanol: No
Dimethyl sulfide: no data
H2+Methanol: No data
Other: not supporting:1-pentanol
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