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Methanogenic species have been classified in three orders, Methanobacteriales, Methanococcales and Methanomicrobiales 1. Methanogenic species capable of using methylated compounds as growth substrates include Methanococcoides, Methanosarcina, Methanothrix, Methanolobus, and certain species of Methanococcus all belonging to Methanomicrobiales 2. Among the species utilising methylated compounds all except those belonging to the genera of Methanothrix utilise methanol. A recently described species belonging to Methanobacteriales, M.stadtmaniae has been shown to utilise methanol for its growth along with H2 3. Rod shaped methanogens so far reported utilise H2/CO2 and/or formate as substrates.
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Krishnan, S., Lalitha, K. (1990). Physiology and Metabolic Features of a Novel Methanogenic Isolate. In: Bélaich, JP., Bruschi, M., Garcia, JL. (eds) Microbiology and Biochemistry of Strict Anaerobes Involved in Interspecies Hydrogen Transfer. Federation of European Microbiological Societies Symposium Series, vol 54. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-0613-9_45
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