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Isolation and characterization of a new coccoid methanogen, Methanogenium tatii spec. nov. from a solfataric field on Mount Tatio

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A new coccoid methanogen, Methanogenium tatii, was isolated and characterized. The mesophilic isolate can grow on and produce methane from H2:CO2 and formate. For growth acetate is strictly required. The cell shape, the G+C content of 54 mol% and DNA-DNA homology data suggest it to be a Methanogenium species.

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Abbreviations

G+C:

Guanine+Cytosine

SDS:

Sodium dodecylsulfate

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    H. P. Zabel, H. König & J. Winter

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Zabel, H.P., König, H. & Winter, J. Isolation and characterization of a new coccoid methanogen, Methanogenium tatii spec. nov. from a solfataric field on Mount Tatio. Arch. Microbiol. 137, 308–315 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00410727

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