Methanospirillum

Methanospirillum
Scientific classification
Domain:	Archaea
Kingdom:	Methanobacteriati
Phylum:	Methanobacteriota
Class:	"Methanomicrobia"
Order:	Methanomicrobiales
Family:	Methanospirillaceae
Genus:	; Ferry, Smith & Wolfe 1974
Type species
	Methanospirillum hungatei; corrig. Ferry, Smith & Wolfe 1974
Species
	M. hungatei; M. lacunae; M. psychrodurum; M. stamsii;

Methanospirillum is a genus of microbes within the family Methanospirillaceae.^[1] All its species are methanogenic archaea. The cells are bar-shaped and form 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 archaella on the sides of the cells. They are strictly anaerobic, and they are found in wetland soil and anaerobic water treatment systems.^[2]

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[2] 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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