Organisms

Methanobacteriales

An order of anaerobic, coccoid to rod-shaped methanogens, in the kingdom EURYARCHAEOTA. They are nonmotile, do not catabolize carbohydrates, proteinaceous material, or organic compounds other than formate or carbon monoxide, and are widely distributed in nature.

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An order of anaerobic, coccoid to rod-shaped methanogens, in the kingdom EURYARCHAEOTA. They are nonmotile, do not catabolize carbohydrates, proteinaceous material, or organic compounds other than formate or carbon monoxide, and are widely distributed in nature.

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Indexed with the subheadings chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pathogenicity, physiology, radiation effects, ultrastructure, virology.

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an order of methanogens found throughout nature

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Methanobacteriales. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D017012. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D017012
  2. Methanobacteriales. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methanobacteriales
  3. Methanobacteriales. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3316454