Methanosalsum | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Archaea |
Kingdom: | Methanobacteriati |
Phylum: | Halobacteriota |
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 is a genus of microbes within the family Methanosarcinaceae. [1] This genus contains two 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]