Methanocaldococcus villosus sp. nov., a heavily flagellated archaeon that adheres to surfaces and forms cell-cell contacts

• Published in: International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology
• Main Authors: Bellack, A., Huber, H., Rachel, R., Wanner, G., Wirth, R.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Microbiology Society 2011
• Subjects: Kolbeinsey; Kolbeinsey Ridge; Iceland
• Online Access: https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/38516/; https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/38516/1/Bellack.pdf; https://doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.023663-0

A novel chemolithoautotrophic, hyperthermophilic methanogen was isolated from a submarine hydrothermal system at the Kolbeinsey Ridge, north of Iceland. Based on its 16S rRNA gene sequence, the strain belongs to the order Methanococcales within the genus Methanocaldococcus, with approximately 95 % s...