Methanosphaera stadtmaniae

Methanosphaera stadtmaniae is a methanogen archaeon. It is a non-motile, Gram-positive, spherical-shaped organism that obtains energy by using hydrogen to reduce methanol to methane. It does not possess cytochromes and is part of the large intestine's biota.[1]

Methanosphaera stadtmaniae
Scientific classification
Domain:
Archaea
Kingdom:
Euryarchaeota
Phylum:
Euryarchaeota
Class:
Methanobacteria
Order:
Methanobacteriales
Family:
Methanobacteriaceae
Genus:
Methanosphaera
Species:
M. stadtmaniae
Binomial name
Methanosphaera stadtmaniae
Miller & Wollin, 1985

This species is often referred to as Methanosphaera stadtmanae, apparently erroneously.[2][3][4][5] [6]

References
  1. Miller, Terry L.; Wolin, Meyer J. (1985). "Methanosphaera stadtmaniae gen. nov., sp. nov.: a species that forms methane by reducing methanol with hydrogen". Archives of Microbiology. 141 (2): 116–122. doi:10.1007/BF00423270. ISSN 0302-8933. PMID 3994486.
  2. Aminov, Rustam (2013). "Role of archaea in human disease". Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology. 3 (42). doi:10.3389/fcimb.2013.00042. PMC 3741462. PMID 23964350.
  3. Lurie-Weinberger, Mor; Gophna, Uri (June 11, 2015). "Archaea in and on the Human Body: Health Implications and Future Directions". PLOS Pathogens. 11 (6): e1004833. doi:10.1371/journal.ppat.1004833. PMC 4466265.
  4. F. Fricke, Wolfgang; Seedorf, Henning; Henne, Anke; Kruer, Markus; Liesegang, Heiko; Hedderich, Reiner; Gottschalk, Gerhard; K. Thauer, Rudolf (January 2006). "The Genome Sequence of Methanosphaera stadtmanae Reveals Why This Human Intestinal Archaeon Is Restricted to Methanol and H2 for Methane Formation and ATP Synthesis". Journal of Bacteriology. 188 (2): 642–658. doi:10.1128/jb.188.2.642-658.2006. PMC 1347301. PMID 16385054.
  5. Lecours, Pascale Blais; Marsolais, David; Cormier, Yvon; Berberi, Marie; Hache, Chantal; Bourdages, Raymond; Duchaine, Caroline (February 3, 2014). "Increased Prevalence of Methanosphaera stadtmanae in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases". PLOS ONE. 9 (2): e87734. Bibcode:2014PLoSO...987734B. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0087734. PMC 3912014. PMID 24498365.
  6. Bang, Corrina; Weidenbach, Katrin; Gutsmann, Thomas; Heine, Holger; Schmitz, Ruth (June 10, 2014). "The Intestinal Archaea Methanosphaera stadtmanae and Methanobrevibacter smithii Activate Human Dendritic Cells". PLOS ONE. 9 (6): e99411. Bibcode:2014PLoSO...999411B. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0099411. PMC 4051749. PMID 24915454.

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