Species ID:

698

Species name:

Methanohalophilus levihalophilus

Halotolerance:

Moderate

Salinity concentration/range(w/v):

1% - 7.5%, optimum 2%

Genome availability:

no

Taxonomy:

Archaea(Domain)>>Archaeabacteria(Kingdom)>>Euryarchaeota(Phylum)>>Methanomicrobia(Class)>>

Methanosarcinales(Order)>>Methanosarcinaceae(Family)>>Methanohalophilus(Genus)

Taxonomy source:

ncbi taxonomy browser

Notes:

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Bibliography:

Title    Methanohalophilus levihalophilus sp. nov., a slightly halophilic, methylotrophic methanogen isolated from natural gas-bearing deep aquifers, and emended description of the genus Methanohalophilus Author/s    Katayama T et al. Journal    Int J Syst Evol Microbiol. 2014 Jun;64(Pt 6):2089-93