Methanobrevibacter thaueri
Species of archaeon
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Methanobrevibacter thaueri is a species of methanogen archaeon, named after Rolf K. Thauer.[1]
| Methanobrevibacter thaueri | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Archaea |
| Kingdom: | Methanobacteriati |
| Phylum: | Methanobacteriota |
| Class: | Methanobacteria |
| Order: | Methanobacteriales |
| Family: | Methanobacteriaceae |
| Genus: | Methanobrevibacter |
| Species: | M. thaueri |
| Binomial name | |
| Methanobrevibacter thaueri Miller and Lin, 2002 | |
Description
Coccobacillus with slightly tapered ends, about 0.5 micrometres in width and 0.6-1.2 micrometres in length, occurring in pairs or short chains. Gram-positive reaction. Its cell walls are composed of pseudomurein. It is a strict anaerobe and its type strain is CWT (=DSM 11995T =OCM 817T). It was first isolated from cow faeces.
