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Methanoregula

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Methanoregula is a genus of archaeans in the order Methanomicrobiales.[1] It was isolated from an acidic peat bog. It produces methane at the lowest pH of any known organism.[2]

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Methanoregula
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Domain: Archaea
Kingdom: Methanobacteriati
Phylum: Methanobacteriota
Class: "Methanomicrobia"
Order: Methanomicrobiales
Family: Methanoregulaceae
Genus: Methanoregula
Brauer et al. 2011
Type species
Methanoregula boonei
Brauer et al. 2011
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  • "Ca. Methanoregula" Brauer et al. 2006
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Phylogeny

The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN)[3] and National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).[1]

16S rRNA based LTP_07_2026[4][5][6] 53 marker proteins based GTDB 11-RS232[7][8][9]
Methanoregula

M. boonei Bräuer et al. 2011

M. formicica Yashiro et al. 2011

Methanoregula

M. boonei Bräuer et al. 2011

M. formicica Yashiro et al. 2011

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