Methanoregula

Methanoregula
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Archaea
Kingdom: Methanobacteriati
Phylum: Methanobacteriota
Class: "Methanomicrobia"
Order: Methanomicrobiales
Family: Methanoregulaceae
Genus: Methanoregula
Brauer et al. 2011
Type species
Methanoregula boonei
Brauer et al. 2011
Species
Synonyms
  • "Ca. Methanoregula" Brauer et al. 2006

Methanoregula is a genus of archaeans in the order Methanomicrobiales.[1] It was isolated from an acidic peat bog. It produces methane at the lowest pH of any known organism.[2]

Phylogeny

The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN)[3] and National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).[1]

16S rRNA based LTP_07_2026[4][5][6] 53 marker proteins based GTDB 11-RS232[7][8][9]
Methanoregula

M. boonei Bräuer et al. 2011

M. formicica Yashiro et al. 2011

Methanoregula

M. boonei Bräuer et al. 2011

M. formicica Yashiro et al. 2011

See also

References

  1. 1 2 C.L. Schoch. "Methanoregula". National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) taxonomy database. Retrieved 2026-08-01.
  2. ↑ Brauer SL; Cadillo-Quiroz H; Yashiro E; Yavitt JB; et al. (2006). "Isolation of a novel acidiphilic methanogen from an acidic peat bog" (PDF). Nature. 442 (7099): 192–194. Bibcode:2006Natur.442..192B. doi:10.1038/nature04810. PMID 16699521. S2CID 4423901.
  3. ↑ Methanoregula 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.
  4. ↑ "The LTPlus". The All-Species Living Tree Project. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
  5. ↑ "LTP_all tree in newick format". The All-Species Living Tree Project. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ "GTDB release 11-RS232". Genome Taxonomy Database. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
  8. ↑ "ar53_r232.sp_label". Genome Taxonomy Database. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
  9. ↑ "Taxon History". Genome Taxonomy Database. Retrieved 1 May 2026.

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