Tags: Archaea.
Methanococcoides burtonii is a methylotrophic methanogenic archaeon first isolated from Ace Lake Antarctica. Its type strain is DSM 6242.Methanococcoides burtonii is an extremeophilic archeon of the family Methanosarcinaceae a family of three genera of coccus-shaped cells. Methanococcides burtonii has adapted to life in Antarctica where it resides in Ace Lake at temperatures that remain permanently 1-2°C. M. burtonii was first discovered by an Austrian limnologist named Harry Burton.