Methanosalsum
Genus of archaea
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Methanosalsum is a genus of microbes within the family Methanosarcinaceae.[1] This genus contains two species.
| Methanosalsum | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Archaea |
| Kingdom: | Methanobacteriati |
| Phylum: | Methanobacteriota |
| Class: | "Methanomicrobia" |
| Order: | Methanosarcinales |
| Family: | Methanosarcinaceae |
| Genus: | Methanosalsum Boone and Baker 2002 |
| Type species | |
| Methanosalsum zhilinae (Mathrani et al. 1988) Boone & Baker 2002 | |
| Species | |
Methanosalsum zhilinae was isolated from the saline and alkaline sediments of Wadi Natrun in Egypt and from Lake Magadi. It is moderately halophilic.[2][3]
Methanosalsum natronophilum (natronophilum means soda-loving) was isolated from hypersaline soda lakes.[4]
