Methanospirillaceae

Methanospirillaceae
Scientific classification
Domain:	Archaea
Kingdom:	Methanobacteriati
Phylum:	Methanobacteriota
Class:	"Methanomicrobia"
Order:	Methanomicrobiales
Family:	; Boone et al. 2002
Genera
	"Methanofilum"; Methanolinea; Methanoregula; Methanosphaerula; Methanospirillum;
Synonyms
	Methanoregulaceae Sakai et al. 2012; Methanosphaerulaceae Chuvochina et al. 2024;

Methanospirillaceae is a family of microbes within the order Methanomicrobiales.^[2]

This family contains only one genus, Methanospirillum. All its species are methanogenic archaea. The cells are bar-shaped and can form long filaments. Most produce energy via the reduction of carbon dioxide with hydrogen, but some species can also use formate as a substrate. They are Gram-negative and move using flagella on the sides of the cells. They are strictly anaerobic, and found in wetland soil and anaerobic stages of water treatment systems.^[3]

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^ Aharon Oren (2014-10-10). "The Family Methanospirillaceae". The Prokaryotes. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. pp. 283–290. doi:10.1007/978-3-642-38954-2_316. ISBN 978-3-642-38953-5.

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[3] Aharon Oren (2014-10-10). "The Family Methanospirillaceae". The Prokaryotes. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. pp. 283–290. doi:10.1007/978-3-642-38954-2_316. ISBN 978-3-642-38953-5.

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