Methanogenium boonei | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Archaea |
Kingdom: | Euryarchaeota |
Phylum: | Euryarchaeota |
Class: | Methanomicrobia |
Order: | Methanomicrobiales |
Family: | Methanomicrobiaceae |
Genus: | Methanogenium |
Species: | M. boonei |
Binomial name | |
"Methanogenium boonei" Kendall et al. 2007 |
Methanogenium boonei is a methanogenic archaean. Cells are non-motile irregular cocci 1.0-2.5 μm in diameter. This mesophile grows optimally at 19.4 °C, pH6.4-7.8, salinity 0.3-0.5M Na+. It was first isolated from Skan Bay, Alaska.