Methanosphaera stadtmanae

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Methanosphaera stadtmanae
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Domain: Archaea
Kingdom: Methanobacteriati
Phylum: Methanobacteriota
Class: Methanobacteria
Order: Methanobacteriales
Family: Methanobacteriaceae
Genus: Methanosphaera
Species:
M. stadtmanae
Binomial name
Methanosphaera stadtmanae
Miller & Wollin, 1985

Methanosphaera stadtmanae 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] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

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  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. S2CID   35768199.
  2. ↑ Aminov, Rustam (2013). "Role of archaea in human disease". Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology. 3 (42): 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 . PMID   26066650.
  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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