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Methanobrevibacter curvatus

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Methanobrevibacter curvatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Archaea
Kingdom: Euryarchaeota
Class: Methanobacteria
Order: Methanobacteriales
Family: Methanobacteriaceae
Genus: Methanobrevibacter
Species:
M. curvatus
Binomial name
Methanobrevibacter curvatus
Leadbetter & Breznak, 1996

Methanobrevibacter curvatus is a species of methanogen archaeon.[1] It was first isolated from the hindgut of the termite Reticulitermes flavipes. It is rod-shaped, ranging in size from 0.34 to 1.6 μm and possesses polar fibers. Its morphology, gram-positive staining reaction, resistance to cell lysis by chemical agents and narrow range of utilisable substrates are typical of species belonging to the family Methanobacteriaceae.

It habitates on or near the hindgut epithelium and also attached to filamentous prokaryotes associated with the gut wall. It is one of the predominant gut biota.

References

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  1. ^ Leadbetter JR; Breznak JA (October 1996). "Physiological ecology of Methanobrevibacter cuticularis sp. nov. and Methanobrevibacter curvatus sp. nov., isolated from the hindgut of the termite Reticulitermes flavipes". Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 62 (10): 3620–31. Bibcode:1996ApEnM..62.3620L. doi:10.1128/aem.62.10.3620-3631.1996. PMC 168169. PMID 8837417.

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