Methanosaeta concilii
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| Methanosaeta concilii | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Archaea |
| Kingdom: | Methanobacteriati |
| Phylum: | Methanobacteriota |
| Class: | "Methanomicrobia" |
| Order: | Methanosarcinales |
| Family: | Methanosaetaceae |
| Genus: | Methanosaeta |
| Species: | M. concilii |
| Binomial name | |
| Methanosaeta concilii (Patel 1985) Patel & Sprott 1990 | |
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Methanosaeta concilii is an archaeum in the disputed genus Methanosaeta.[1] It is obligately anaerobic, gram-negative and non-motile. It is rod-shaped (length 2.5 to 6.0 μm) with flat ends. The cells are enclosed within a cross-striated sheath. The type strain is GP6 (= DSM 3671 = OGC 69 = NRC 2989 = ATCC 35969). Its genome has been sequenced.[2]
