Methanococcus voltae
A Microbial Biorealm page on the genus Methanococcus voltae
Classification
Higher order taxa
Domain: Archaea
Phylum: Euryarchaeota
Class: Methanococci
Order: Methanococcales
Family: Methanococcaceae
Genus: Methanococcus
Species
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NCBI: Taxonomy |
Genus species: Methanococcus voltae
Other Name: Methanococcus voltaei
Strain: Methanococcus voltae PS
Description and significance
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Genome structure
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Cell structure and metabolism
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Ecology
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Pathology
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Application to Biotechnology
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Current Research
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References
(1) "Methanococcus voltae". NCBI Taxonomy Browser. 27 August 2007. [1]
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(6) Albers, SV. (2006). Protein secretion in the Archaea: multiple paths towards a unique cell surface. Nature reviews. Microbiology, 4(7), 537-547. Link to Article
(7) Sleytr, UB., Egelseer, E., Ilk, N., Pum, D., and Schuster, B., “S-Layers as a basic building block in a molecular construction kit.” 2007. Volume 274(2): 323-334.
(8) [4] Heinicke, I. (2004). Mutational analysis of genes encoding chromatin proteins in the archaeon Methanococcus voltae indicates their involvement in the regulation of gene expression. Molecular genetics and genomics, 272(1), 76-87.
(9) [5] Ng, SYM, & Ng. (2007). Archaeal signal peptidases. Microbiology, 153(2), 305-314.
(10) [6] Lang, AS, & LANG. (2007). Importance of widespread gene transfer agent genes in alpha-proteobacteria. Trends in Microbiology, 15(2), 54-62.
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(12) [8]Niess, UM. (2004). Dimethylselenide demethylation is an adaptive response to selenium deprivation in the archaeon Methanococcus voltae. Journal of bacteriology, 186(11), 3640-3648.
(13) Dawes, Edwin. Microbial Energetics. New York: Blackie. 1986
(14) Reeve, J.N. “Molecular biology of Methanogens.” Annu Rev Microbiol. 1992. Volume 46: 165–191.
(15) [9]Allers, T. (2005). Archaeal genetics - The third way. Nature reviews. Genetics, 6(1), 58-73.
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