| Literature DB >> 11538305 |
S Burggraf1, H Fricke, A Neuner, J Kristjansson, P Rouvier, L Mandelco, C R Woese, K O Stetter.
Abstract
A novel hyperthermophilic strictly chemolithoautotrophic member of the genus Methanococcus was isolated from a shallow (depth: 106 m) submarine vent system at the Kolbeinsey ridge, Iceland. The isolate grew between 45 and 91 degrees C with an optimum around 88 degrees C (doubling time: 25 min). It differs from Methanococcus jannaschii in its 16S rRNA sequence, its non-hybridizing DNA, and its selenium-independent growth. Therefore, the isolate represents a new species which we name Methanococcus igneus. Type strain is isolate "Kol 5" (DSM 5666).Entities:
Keywords: NASA Discipline Exobiology; NASA Discipline Number 52-30; NASA Program Exobiology; Non-NASA Center
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Year: 1990 PMID: 11538305 DOI: 10.1016/s0723-2020(11)80197-9
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Syst Appl Microbiol ISSN: 0723-2020 Impact factor: 4.022