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Archaea > Euryarchaeota > Methanococcales

Preferred term

Methanococcales  

Type

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Note

  • an order of methanogens

Scope note

  • An order of anaerobic methanogens in the kingdom EURYARCHAEOTA. They are pseudosarcina, coccoid or sheathed rod-shaped and catabolize methyl groups. The cell wall is composed of protein. The order includes one family, METHANOCOCCACEAE. (From Bergey's Manual of Systemic Bacteriology, 1989)

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D017015

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