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Species: | M. halotolerans Ollivier et al. 1998
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Methanocalculus halotolerans is a species of archaeon, the type species of its genus. It is an irregular coccoid hydrogenotrophic methanogen. Its type strain is SEBR 4845T (= OCM 470T). [1]
The name "Methanocalculus" has Latin roots, "methano" for methane and "calculus" for small round structure, "halo" for salt and "tolerans" for tolerant. In all, the name means salt-tolerant organism with a gravelly body that produces methane. [2]
Methanocalculus halotolerans | |
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Scientific classification | |
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Kingdom: | |
Phylum: | |
Class: | |
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Family: | incertae sedis
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Genus: | |
Species: | M. halotolerans Ollivier et al. 1998
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Methanocalculus halotolerans is a species of archaeon, the type species of its genus. It is an irregular coccoid hydrogenotrophic methanogen. Its type strain is SEBR 4845T (= OCM 470T). [1]
The name "Methanocalculus" has Latin roots, "methano" for methane and "calculus" for small round structure, "halo" for salt and "tolerans" for tolerant. In all, the name means salt-tolerant organism with a gravelly body that produces methane. [2]