Methanothermus_sociabilis

<i>Methanothermus sociabilis</i>

Methanothermus sociabilis

Species of archaeon

Methanothermus sociabilis is a species of methanogen. It grows in large clusters 1 to 3 mm in diameter and in temperatures of up to 97 °C (207 °F).[1] It is found solely in the solfataric fields in Iceland. The cells are bar-shaped and grow strictly through the reduction of carbon dioxide with hydrogen, producing methane.[2]

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References

  1. [1]
    Lauerer, Gerta; Kristjansson, Jakob K.; Langworthy, Thomas A.; König, Helmut; Stetter, Karl O. (1986). "Methanothermus sociabilis sp. nov., a Second Species within the Methanothermaceae Growing at 97°C". Systematic and Applied Microbiology. 8 (1–2): 100–105. doi:10.1016/S0723-2020(86)80156-4. ISSN 0723-2020.
  2. [2]
    Vân Trâǹ, J. Thanh, ed. (1992). Frontiers of Life. Vol. 3. Atlantica Séguier Frontières. pp. 209–210. ISBN 2863321250. Retrieved 2016-09-06.

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