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Archaea > Euryarchaeota > Methanobacteriales > Methanobacteriaceae > Methanobacterium

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Methanobacterium  

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Note

  • a genus of methanogens found throughout nature and in gastrointestinal tract of animals: do not confuse with plural see ref METHANOBACTERIA see EURYARCHAEOTA

Scope note

  • A genus of anaerobic, rod-shaped METHANOBACTERIACEAE. Its organisms are nonmotile and use ammonia as the sole source of nitrogen. These methanogens are found in aquatic sediments, soil, sewage, and the gastrointestinal tract of animals.

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D017014

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