The family methanocaldococcaceae

Aharon Oren

doi:10.1007/978-3-642-38954-2_322

The family methanocaldococcaceae

Aharon Oren^*

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Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences (Natural Sciences)

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The family Methanocaldococcaceae consists of two genera: Methanocaldococcus (type genus) and Methanotorris. As of December 2013, these genera contained six and two species, respectively. This family of thermophilic and neutrophilic to slightly acidophilic methanogens belongs to the order Methanococcales. The members are coccoid in shape, are generally motile, and have a very short generation time ranging from 25 to 45 min under optimal conditions. Methanogenesis from H₂/CO₂ is the sole energy-generating process, and all species are capable of chemolithoautotrophic growth. Members of the Methanocaldococcaceae have been found associated with marine hydrothermal vent areas.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	The Prokaryotes
Subtitle of host publication	Other Major Lineages of Bacteria and the Archaea
Publisher	Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Pages	201-208
Number of pages	8
Volume	9783642389542
ISBN (Electronic)	9783642301230
ISBN (Print)	3642389538, 9783642301223
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-38954-2_322
State	Published - 1 Jul 2014

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