Methanosarcina mazei

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Taxonomy
Class: Methanomicrobia
Order: Methanosarcinales
Family: Methanosarcinaceae
Genus: Methanosarcina
Temperature [°C]
Temperature min.: 20
Temperature max.: 45
Temperature optimal min.: 40
Temperature optimal max.: 42
Alcalinity
pH min.: 5.5
pH max.: 8.5
pH optimal min.: 7.1
pH optimal max.: 7.1
Salinity [mol ⋅ dm-3 NaCl]
NaCl min.: 0.1
NaCl max.: 1
NaCl optimal min.: 0.1
NaCl optimal max.: 0.3
Growth rate
Growth rate: 0.13
Doubling time [h]: 5.33
Morphology
Motility: no
Shape: Irregular cocci
Gram reaction: variable
Cell surface structures (flagella, pili, fimbriae): No data
Cell dimensions [μm]
Width min.: 1
Width max.: 3
Length min.: 1
Length max.: 3
Sources
Main: R. Mah, 1980, Curr. Microbiol., vol. 3, p. 321
Other: G. Meastrojuan et al., 1991, Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., vol. 41, p. 267
Environment
Reactors
Water sediments
Description: Sample from sewage sludge plant.
Strain info
Type strain: S-6
DSM: DSM-2053
ATTC: ATCC 43572
Other collections: OCM 26, VKM B-1636
G+C content: 41.5
Substrate
H2+CO2: Yes
Formate: No
Acetate: Yes
Methanol: Yes
Methylamin: Yes
Di-methylamin: Yes
Tri-methylamin: Yes
CO: indifferent
Ethanol: No
1-propanol: No
1-butanol: No
2-butanol: Yes
2-propanol: No
Butanol: indifferent
Cyclopentanol: indifferent
Isobutanol: indifferent
Dimethyl sulfide: No
H2+Methanol: No data
Other: no data
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