Methanosaeta concilii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Archaea |
Phylum: | Euryarchaeota |
Class: | Methanomicrobia |
Order: | Methanosarcinales |
Family: | Methanosaetaceae |
Genus: | Methanosaeta |
Species: | M. concilii |
Binomial name | |
Methanosaeta concilii |
Methanosaeta concilii is a archaeum in the disputed genus Methanosaeta. It is obligately anaerobic, gram-negative and non-motile. It is rod-shaped (length 2.5 to 6.0 μm) with flat ends. The cells are enclosed within a cross-striated sheath. The type strain is GP6 (= DSM 3671 = OGC 69 = NRC 2989 = ATCC 35969). Its genome has been sequenced.