Microbe Identification
Microbe nameMethanohalobium evestigatum
NCBI Taxonomy ID2322
Microbe Taxonomy
SuperkingdomArchaea
KingdomNot Available
PhylumEuryarchaeota
ClassMethanomicrobia
OrderMethanosarcinales
FamilyMethanosarcinaceae
GenusMethanohalobium
Species evestigatum
StrainNot Available
Microbe Properties
Gram staining propertiesPositive
ShapeBacilli
MobilityYes
Flagellar presenceYes
Number of membranes1
Oxygen preferenceAnaerobe
Optimal temperature50
Temperature rangeThermophilic
HabitatSpecialized
Biotic relationshipNot Available
Cell arrangementNot Available
SporulationNot Available
MetabolismMethanogen
Energy sourceLithotroph - Autotroph
Host and Biospecimens
HostBody siteBiospecimenDetailsData SourceReference
HumanGutFecesExpected but not quantified