Methanosphaera stadtmaniae

Tags: Archaea.

Methanosphaera stadtmaniae is a methanogen archaeon. It is a non-motile Gram-positive spherical-shaped organism that obtains energy by using hydrogen to reduce methanol to methane. It does not possess cytochromes and is part of the large intestine’s biota.

class: Methanobacteria
domain: Archaea
family: Methanobacteriaceae
genus: Methanosphaera
kingdom: Euryarchaeota
order: Methanobacteriales
phylum: Euryarchaeota

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