Methanocorpusculaceae

Methanocorpusculaceae
Scientific classification
Domain: Archaea
Kingdom: Methanobacteriati
Phylum: Methanobacteriota
Class: "Methanomicrobia"
Order: Methanomicrobiales
Family:
Zellner et al. 1989
Genera[1]
Synonyms
  • Methanocalculaceae Zhilina et al. 2014

Methanocorpusculaceae is a family of microbes within the order Methanomicrobiales.[2] It contains exactly one genus, Methanocorpusculum. The species within Methanocorpusculum were first isolated from anaerobic digesters and anaerobic wastewater treatment plants. In the wild, they prefer freshwater environments. Unlike many other methanogenic archaea, they do not require high temperatures or extreme salt concentrations to live and grow.[3]

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  3. ^ Oren, Aharon (19 October 2014). "The Family Methanocorpusculaceae". The Prokaryotes. Springer. pp. 225–230. doi:10.1007/978-3-642-38954-2_314. ISBN 978-3-642-38953-5.
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