Methanosphaera
| Methanosphaera | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Archaea |
| Kingdom: | Methanobacteriati |
| Phylum: | Methanobacteriota |
| Class: | Methanobacteria |
| Order: | Methanobacteriales |
| Family: | Methanobacteriaceae |
| Genus: | Methanosphaera Miller and Wolin 1985 |
| Type species | |
| Methanosphaera stadtmanae corrig. Miller & Wolin 1985 | |
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Methanosphaera is a genus of Archaea within the family Methanobacteriaceae.[1] It was distinguished from other genera within Methanobacteriaceae in 1985 on the basis of the oligonucleotide sequence of its 16S RNA.[2] Like other archaea within Methanobacteriaceae, those of Methanosphaera are methanogens, but while most use formate to reduce carbon dioxide, those of Methanosphaera use hydrogen to reduce methanol to methane.[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. "Methanosphaera". National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) taxonomy database. Retrieved 2026-08-01.
- ↑ David R Boone; Richard W. Castenholz, eds. (2001). Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology Volume I: The Archaea and the Deeply Branching Phototrophic Bacteria (2 ed.). Springer. p. 227. ISBN 978-1-4419-3159-7. Retrieved 2016-07-24.
- ↑ Adam S. Bonin; David R. Boone (1979). "The Order Methanobacteriales". The Prokaryotes. Vol. 3. Springer. pp. 231–243. doi:10.1007/0-387-30743-5_11. ISBN 978-0-387-30743-5.
- ↑ Methanosphaera 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
- F. Fricke, Wolfgang; Seedorf, Henning; Henne, Anke; Kruer, Markus; Liesegang, Heiko; Hedderich, Reiner; Gottschalk, Gerhard; K. Thauer, Rudolf (January 2006). "The Genome Sequence of Methanosphaera stadtmanae Reveals Why This Human Intestinal Archaeon Is Restricted to Methanol and H2 for Methane Formation and ATP Synthesis". Journal of Bacteriology. 188 (2): 642–658. doi:10.1128/jb.188.2.642-658.2006. PMC 1347301. PMID 16385054.
- Miller TL; Wolin MJ (1985). "Methanosphaera stadtmaniae gen. nov., sp. nov.: a species that forms methane by reducing methanol with hydrogen". Arch. Microbiol. 141 (2): 116–122. Bibcode:1985ArMic.141..116M. doi:10.1007/BF00423270. PMID 3994486. S2CID 35768199.
- Lecours, Pascale Blais; Marsolais, David; Cormier, Yvon; Berberi, Marie; Hache, Chantal; Bourdages, Raymond; Duchaine, Caroline (February 3, 2014). "Increased Prevalence of Methanosphaera stadtmanae in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases". PLOS ONE. 9 (2) e87734. Bibcode:2014PLoSO...987734B. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0087734. PMC 3912014. PMID 24498365.
- Bang, Corrina; Weidenbach, Katrin; Gutsmann, Thomas; Heine, Holger; Schmitz, Ruth (June 10, 2014). "The Intestinal Archaea Methanosphaera stadtmanae and Methanobrevibacter smithii Activate Human Dendritic Cells". PLOS ONE. 9 (6) e99411. Bibcode:2014PLoSO...999411B. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0099411. PMC 4051749. PMID 24915454.