Methanofollis
Methanofollis is a genus of archaean in the family Methanomicrobiaceae.Description and significance
Methanofollis is a non-motile, Gram-negative, obligately anaerobic, mesophilic archaeon that produces methane. It grows between the temperatures 20-45 °C, and at the pH of around 7.The genome of the archaeon has not yet sequenced. The G + C content of the DNA is determined to be 60.0%.The cells of Methanofollis are highly irregular cocci, with diameter of 1.25-2.0 μm. The major polar lipids are phospholipids, glycolipids, and phosphoglycolipids. It utilizes H2/CO2, formate, 2-propanol/CO2, and 2-butanol/CO2 for growth and methanogenesis. No growth has been observed on acetate, trimethylamine, methanol, ethanol, 2-propanol, isobutanol, or 2-butanol as catabolic substrates.Ecology
Most species of the archaeon are isolated from anaerobic high-rate wastewater bioreactors or solfataric fields. For example, M. tationis was isolated from a solfataric field on Mount Tatio in the Atacama desert in northern Chile.Phylogeny
The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature and National [Center for Biotechnology Information].