Methanosaeta
Classification
Domain: Archaea Phylum: Euryarchaeota Class: Methanomicrobia Order: Methanosarcinales Family: Methanosaetaceae Genus: Methanosaeta
Description
The first culture of Methanosaeta was enriched from thermal lake mud by Nozhevnikova et. al.[2] Methanosaeta is a methane producer, that specializes in only using acetate for methane production. It has been speculated that Methanosaeta is the principle methane producer on earth. These organism are widely distributed across the planet, and have an extremly high affinity for acetate allowing them to thrive even if concentrations are very low.
Ecology and Significance
Genome Structure
Metabolism
References
1) "Methanosaeta." NCBI Taxonomy Browser. U.S. National Library of Medicine. Web. 11 May 2015. <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?mode=Info&id=2222>.
2) KAMAGATA, Y., & MIKAMI, E. (1991). Isolation and characterization of a novel thermophilic Methanosaeta strain. International journal of systematic bacteriology, 41(2), 191-196.
Author
Page authored by James Kralj, student of Prof. Katherine Mcmahon at University of Wisconsin - Madison.
