Methanoculleus submarinus explained

Methanoculleus submarinus is a methanogen. It is non-motile and highly irregular coccoid-shaped (with average diameter of 0.8-2 μm).^[1] Nankai-1 is its type strain.

Further reading

• Colwell. F.S.. Estimates of biogenic methane production rates in deep marine sediments at Hydrate Ridge, Cascadia margin. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. June 2008. 74. 11. 3444–3452. 10.1128/AEM.02114-07. 18344348. 2423016. 2008ApEnM..74.3444C .
• Book: Encyclopedia of Microbiology . . 2009 . 978-0-12-373944-5 . Schaechter . Moselio . 3rd . Amsterdam . 399645273.
• Book: Extremophiles Handbook . 2011 . Springer Japan . 978-4-431-53897-4 . Horikoshi . Koki . Tokyo . en . 10.1007/978-4-431-53898-1.

External links

• LPSN
  • Type strain of Methanoculleus submarinus at BacDive - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase

Notes and References

1. Mikucki. J. A.. Liu. Y.. Delwiche. M.. Colwell. F. S.. Boone. D. R.. Isolation of a Methanogen from Deep Marine Sediments That Contain Methane Hydrates, and Description of Methanoculleus submarinus sp. nov.. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 69. 6. 2003. 3311–3316. 0099-2240. 10.1128/AEM.69.6.3311-3316.2003. 12788731. 161549. 2003ApEnM..69.3311M .