Methanomethylophilus
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| Methanomethylophilus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Archaea |
| Kingdom: | Methanobacteriati |
| Phylum: | Thermoplasmatota |
| Class: | Thermoplasmata |
| Order: | Methanomassiliicoccales |
| Family: | Methanomethylophilaceae |
| Genus: | Methanomethylophilus Borrel et al. 2023 |
| Type species | |
| Methanomethylophilus alvi corrig. Borrel et al. 2023 | |
| Species[1][2] | |
Methanomethylophilus is a genus of strictly anaerobic, methanogenic archaea within the order Methanomassiliicoccales. This genus currently includes only one validly published species, Methanomethylophilus alvi, isolated from the human gastrointestinal tract. [3]