Methanothrix soehngenii
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| Methanothrix soehngenii | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Archaea |
| Kingdom: | Methanobacteriati |
| Phylum: | Methanobacteriota |
| Class: | "Methanomicrobia" |
| Order: | Methanosarcinales |
| Family: | Methanosaetaceae |
| Genus: | Methanothrix |
| Species: | M. soehngenii |
| Binomial name | |
| Methanothrix soehngenii Huser et al., 1982 | |
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Methanothrix soehngenii is a species of methanogenic archaea. Its cells are non-motile, non-spore-forming, rod-shaped (0.8×2 μm) and are normally combined end to end in long filaments, surrounded by a sheath-like structure. It is named in honour of N. L. Söhngen.[3]
Unlike other methanogenic archaea, Methanothrix soehngenii cannot reduce carbon dioxide with hydrogen to produce methane. Its sole source of energy is acetate.[4]
