General

@ref: 1715

BacDive-ID: 7035

DSM-Number: 4555

keywords: anaerobe, mesophilic

description: Methanogenium sp. 8508 is an anaerobe, mesophilic prokaryote that was isolated from bean-curd digestor.

NCBI tax id

• NCBI tax id: 2196
• Matching level: species

strain history

• @ref: 1715
• history: <- D. R. Boone, Oregon Graduate Center, Department of Environmental Science & Engineering, Beaverton, Oregon, USA; OCM 60 (Methanogenium sp.) <- Y. Liu; 8508

doi: 10.13145/bacdive7035.20251217.10

Name and taxonomic classification

LPSN

• @ref: 20215
• description: kingdom/methanobacteriati
• keyword: phylum/methanobacteriota
• phylum: Methanobacteriota
• class: Methanomicrobia
• order: Methanomicrobiales
• family: Methanomicrobiaceae
• genus: Methanogenium
• species: Methanogenium sp.
• full scientific name: Methanogenium Romesser et al. 1981

@ref: 1715

domain: Archaea

phylum: Euryarchaeota

class: Methanomicrobia

order: Methanomicrobiales

family: Methanomicrobiaceae

genus: Methanogenium

species: Methanogenium sp.

full scientific name: Methanogenium sp.

strain designation: 8508

type strain: no

Morphology

colony morphology

• @ref: 1715
• incubation period: 2-3 days

Culture and growth conditions

culture medium

• @ref: 1715
• name: METHANOCULLEUS SP. MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 141b)
• growth: yes
• link: https://mediadive.dsmz.de/medium/141b
• composition: Name: METHANOCULLEUS SP. MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 141b) Composition: NaHCO3 4.89237 g/l MgCl2 x 6 H2O 3.91389 g/l Yeast extract 1.95695 g/l Trypticase peptone 1.95695 g/l Na-acetate 0.978474 g/l Na2S x 9 H2O 0.489237 g/l L-Cysteine HCl x H2O 0.489237 g/l KCl 0.332681 g/l NH4Cl 0.244618 g/l K2HPO4 0.136986 g/l MgSO4 x 7 H2O 0.0293542 g/l Nitrilotriacetic acid 0.0146771 g/l NaCl 0.00978474 g/l MnSO4 x H2O 0.00489237 g/l Fe(NH4)2(SO4)2 x 6 H2O 0.00195695 g/l CoSO4 x 7 H2O 0.00176125 g/l ZnSO4 x 7 H2O 0.00176125 g/l FeSO4 x 7 H2O 0.000978474 g/l CaCl2 x 2 H2O 0.000978474 g/l Sodium resazurin 0.000489237 g/l NiCl2 x 6 H2O 0.000293542 g/l AlK(SO4)2 x 12 H2O 0.000195695 g/l CuSO4 x 5 H2O 9.78474e-05 g/l Pyridoxine hydrochloride 9.78474e-05 g/l Na2MoO4 x 2 H2O 9.78474e-05 g/l H3BO3 9.78474e-05 g/l Nicotinic acid 4.89237e-05 g/l Riboflavin 4.89237e-05 g/l (DL)-alpha-Lipoic acid 4.89237e-05 g/l Thiamine HCl 4.89237e-05 g/l Calcium D-(+)-pantothenate 4.89237e-05 g/l p-Aminobenzoic acid 4.89237e-05 g/l Folic acid 1.95695e-05 g/l Biotin 1.95695e-05 g/l Na2WO4 x 2 H2O 3.91389e-06 g/l Na2SeO3 x 5 H2O 2.93542e-06 g/l Vitamin B12 9.78474e-07 g/l Distilled water

culture temp

• @ref: 1715
• growth: positive
• type: growth
• temperature: 37

Physiology and metabolism

oxygen tolerance

• @ref: 1715
• oxygen tolerance: anaerobe

Isolation, sampling and environmental information

isolation

• @ref: 1715
• sample type: bean-curd digestor
• country: USA
• origin.country: USA
• continent: North America

isolation source categories

Literature

@ref: 1715

culture collection no.: DSM 4555, OCM 60

straininfo link

• @ref: 126262
• straininfo: 47855

Reference