Methanospirillaceae
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Methanospirillaceae

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Methanospirillaceae are a family of microbes within Methanomicrobiales.[1]

This family contains only one genus, Methanospirillum. All its species are methanogenic archaea. The cells are bar-shaped and can form long filaments. Most produce energy via the reduction of carbon dioxide with hydrogen, but some species can also use formate as a substrate. They are Gram-negative and move using flagella on the sides of the cells. They are strictly anaerobic, and found in wetland soil and anaerobic stages of water treatment systems.[2]

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References

  1. See the NCBI webpage on Methanospirillaceae. Data extracted from the "NCBI taxonomy resources". National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved 2007-03-19.
  2. Aharon Oren (2014-10-10). "The Family Methanospirillaceae". The Prokaryotes. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. pp. 283–290. doi:10.1007/978-3-642-38954-2_316. ISBN 978-3-642-38953-5.

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