Methanogenium boonei

Scientific classification
Domain:	Archaea;
Phylum:	Euryarchaeota;
Class:	Methanomicrobia;
Order:	Methanomicrobiales;
Family:	Methanomicrobiaceae;
Genus:	Methanogenium;
Species:	M. boonei; ;
Binomial name
	Methanogenium boonei; Kendall et al., 2007

Methanogenium boonei is a methanogenic archaean. Cells are non-motile irregular cocci 1.0-2.5 μm in diameter. This mesophile grows optimally at 19.4°C, pH6.4-7.8, salinity 0.3-0.5M Na⁺. It was first isolated from Skan Bay, Alaska.^[1]

References

↑ M.M. Kendall; et al. (2007). "Diversity of Archaea in marine sediments from Skan Bay, Alaska, including cultivated methanogens, and description of Methanogenium boonei sp. nov". Am. Soc. Microbiol. 73 (2): 407–414. doi:doi:10.1128/AEM.01154-06 Check |doi= value (help). Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)

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[1] M.M. Kendall; et al. (2007). "Diversity of Archaea in marine sediments from Skan Bay, Alaska, including cultivated methanogens, and description of Methanogenium boonei sp. nov". Am. Soc. Microbiol. 73 (2): 407–414. doi:doi:10.1128/AEM.01154-06 Check |doi= value (help). Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)

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Methanogenium boonei

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