Methanothermus fervidus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Archaea |
Kingdom: | Euryarchaeota |
Phylum: | Euryarchaeota |
Class: | Methanobacteria |
Order: | Methanobacteriales |
Family: | Methanothermaceae |
Genus: | Methanothermus |
Species: |
Methanothermus fervidus Stetter et al., 1981 |
Methanothermus fervidus is a species of methanogen. It is notable for being an extremely thermophilic methanogen. Its cells are rod-shaped; its complex cell envelope exhibits two layers, each about 12 nm thick; the inner represents the pseudomurein sacculus and the outer a protein envelope.