Methanotorris
| Methanotorris | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Archaea |
| Kingdom: | Methanobacteriati |
| Phylum: | Methanobacteriota |
| Class: | Methanococci |
| Order: | Methanococcales |
| Family: | Methanocaldococcaceae |
| Genus: | Methanotorris Whitman 2002 |
| Type species | |
| Methanotorris igneus (Burggraf et al. 1990) Whitman 2002 | |
| Species | |
Methanotorris is a genus of archaeans in the family Methanocaldococcaceae.[1] and National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).[2] The organisms in this genus differ from those of Methanothermococcus in that they are hyperthermophiles and from those of Methanocaldococcus in that they have no flagella, are not motile, and do not require selenium to grow. These microbes have not been shown to cause any illnesses.[3]
Nomenclature
The name "Methanotorris" comes from the Latin methanum for methane and torris for fire. Overall, it means "organism that produces methane at high temperatures."[3]
See also
References
- ↑ Methanotorris 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.
- ↑ C.L. Schoch. "Methanotorris". National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) taxonomy database. Retrieved 2026-08-01.
- 1 2 David R. Boone; Richard W. Castenholz, eds. (2012-01-13). Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology. Vol. 1 (2 ed.). Springer Science & Business Media. pp. 245–246. ISBN 978-0387216096. Retrieved 2016-09-09.
Further reading
Scientific journals
- Takai, Ken; Nealson, Ken H.; Horikoshi, Kori (July 2004). "Methanotorris formicius sp. nov., a novel extremely thermophilic, methane-producing archaeon isolated from a black smoker chimney in the Central Indian Ridge". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 54 (4): 1095–1100. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.02887-0. PMID 15280275.
Scientific books
- Whitman WB; Boone DR; Koga Y (2001). "Family II. Methanocaldococcaceae fam. nov.". 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.