Microbe Identification
Microbe nameMethanobrevibacter smithii ATCC 35061
NCBI Taxonomy ID420247
Microbe Taxonomy
SuperkingdomArchaea
KingdomNot Available
PhylumEuryarchaeota
ClassMethanobacteria
OrderMethanobacteriales
FamilyMethanobacteriaceae
GenusMethanobrevibacter
Species smithii
Strain
Microbe Properties
Gram staining propertiesPositive
ShapeBacilli
MobilityNo
Flagellar presenceNot Available
Number of membranes1
Oxygen preferenceAnaerobe
Optimal temperature37
Temperature rangeMesophilic
HabitatMultiple
Biotic relationshipFree living
Cell arrangementPairs - Chains
SporulationNot Available
MetabolismMethanogen
Energy sourceLithotroph
Host and Biospecimens
HostBody siteBiospecimenDetailsData SourceReference
HumanGutFecesExpected but not quantified