Methanohalophilus
| Methanohalophilus | |
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| Methanohalophilus mahii | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Archaea |
| Kingdom: | Methanobacteriati |
| Phylum: | Methanobacteriota |
| Class: | "Methanomicrobia" |
| Order: | Methanosarcinales |
| Family: | Methanosarcinaceae |
| Genus: | Methanohalophilus Paterek and Smith 1988 |
| Type species | |
| Methanohalophilus mahii Paterek & Smith 1988 | |
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Methanohalophilus is a genus of archaeans in the family Methanosarcinaceae.[1]
The species are strictly anaerobic and live solely through the production of methane, using methyl compounds as substrates. The genus Methanohalophilus contains four moderately halophilic species, Methanohalophilus mahii and Methanohalophilus hillemani cultured from Utah's Great Salt Lake in the United States, Methanohalophilus halophilus isolated from Shark Bay in Australia, and Methanohalophilus portucalensis isolated from a salt pan in Portugal.[2] It also contains Methanohalophilus oregonese, which is alkaliphilic.[3]
Phylogeny
The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN)[4] and National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).[1]
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See also
References
- 1 2 C.L. Schoch. "Methanohalophilus". National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) taxonomy database. Retrieved 2026-08-01.
- ↑ Koki Horikoshi; Garabed Antranikian; Alan T. Bull; Frank T. Robb; Karl O. Stetter, eds. (8 December 2010). Extremophiles Handbook. Springer Science and Business Media. p. 260. ISBN 978-4-431-53897-4. Retrieved 2016-08-08.
- ↑ Stanley Falkow; Eugene Rosenberg; Karl-Heinz Schleifer; Erko Stackebrandt, eds. (2006-02-10). The Prokaryotes. Vol. 3. Springer Science and Business Media. p. 246. ISBN 0-387-25493-5. Retrieved 2016-08-08.
- ↑ Methanohalophilus in LPSN; Freese, H. M.; Meier-Kolthoff, J. P.; Sardà Carbasse, J.; Afolayan, A. O.; Göker, M. (29 October 2025). "TYGS and LPSN in 2025: a Global Core Biodata Resource for genome-based classification and nomenclature of prokaryotes within DSMZ Digital Diversity". Nucleic Acids Research. 53: D1–D12. doi:10.1093/nar/gkaf1110.
- ↑ "The LTPlus". The All-Species Living Tree Project. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
- ↑ "LTP_all tree in newick format". The All-Species Living Tree Project. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
- ↑ Rossello-Mora, Ramon; Viver, Tomeu; Palmer-Rodríguez, Pere; Westram, Ralf; Bustos-Caparros, Esteban; Gago, Joan Francisco; Gonzalez-Mendez, Jaime; Llabrés, Mercè; Ludwig, Wolfgang; Amann, Rudolf (22 April 2026). "A pipeline for improved 16S rRNA gene-based phylogeny and diversity analyses of Bacteria and Archaea". Nature Portfolio. doi:10.21203/rs.3.rs-9370187/v1.
- ↑ "GTDB release 11-RS232". Genome Taxonomy Database. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
- ↑ "ar53_r232.sp_label". Genome Taxonomy Database. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
- ↑ "Taxon History". Genome Taxonomy Database. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
Further reading
Scientific journals
- Katayama, Taiki; Yoshioka, Hideyoshi; Mochimaru, Hanako (2014). "Methanohalophilus levihalophilus sp. nov., a slightly halophilic, methylotrophic methanogen isolated from natural gas-bearing deep aquifers, and emended description of the genus Methanohalophilus". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 64 (Pt 6): 2089–93. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.063677-0. PMID 24670897. S2CID 206182091.
- Springer E; Sachs MS; Woese CR; Boone DR (1995). "Partial gene sequences for the A subunit of methyl-coenzyme M reductase (mcrI) as a phylogenetic tool for the family Methanosarcinaceae". International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology. 45 (3): 554–559. doi:10.1099/00207713-45-3-554. PMID 8590683.
- Paterek JR; Smith PH (1988). "Methanohalophilus mahii gen. nov., sp. nov., a methylotrophic halophilic methanogen". International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology. 38: 122–123. doi:10.1099/00207713-38-1-122.
- Sowers KR; Johnson JL; Ferry JG (1984). "Phylogenic relationships among the methylotrophic methane-producing bacteria and emendation of the family Methanosarcinaceae". International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology. 34 (4): 444–450. doi:10.1099/00207713-34-4-444.
- Balch WE; Fox GE; Magrum LJ; Woses CR; et al. (1979). "Methanogens: reevaluation of a unique biological group". Microbiol. Rev. 43 (2): 260–296. doi:10.1128/MMBR.43.2.260-296.1979. PMC 281474. PMID 390357.
- Buchanan, RE (1960). "Chemical terminology and microbiological nomenclature". International Bulletin of Bacteriological Nomenclature and Taxonomy. 10: 16–22. doi:10.1099/0096266X-10-1-16.
- Spring S; Scheuner C; Lapidus A; et al. (2010). "The genome sequence of Methanohalophilus mahii SLP(T) reveals differences in the energy metabolism among members of the Methanosarcinaceae inhabiting freshwater and saline environments". Archaea. 2010 690737. doi:10.1155/2010/690737. PMC 3017947. PMID 21234345.
Scientific books
- Boone, DR (2001). "Genus IV. Methanohalophilus Paterek and Smith 1988, 122VP". In DR Boone; RW Castenholz (eds.). Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology Volume 1: The Archaea and the deeply branching and phototrophic Bacteria (2nd ed.). New York: Springer Verlag. ISBN 978-0-387-98771-2.
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