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Methanothermobacter

NCBI Taxonomy ID: 145260
NCBI Taxonomy Rank: Genus
The genus Methanothermobacter are thermophilic rods that use the substrates H2 + CO2 and formate for methanogenesis. Their DNA %GC is 32-61.
Taken from the text Brock Biology of Microorganisms (10th ed.). Madigan, M.T., Martinko, J.M., and Parker, J. 2003. Prentice Hall. 454p.
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