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Methanotorris

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Methanotorris
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Methanotorris

Whitman 2002
Type species
Methanotorris igneus
(Burggraf et al. 1990) Whitman 2002
Species

In taxonomy, Methanotorris is a genus of the Methanocaldococcaceae.[1] The organisms in this genus differ from those of Methanothermococcus in that they are hyperthermophiles and from those of Methanocaldococcus in that they have no flagella, are not motile, and do not require selenium to grow. These microbes have not been shown to cause any illnesses.[2]

Nomenclature

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The name "Methanotorris" comes from the Latin methanum for methane and torris for fire. Overall, it means "organism that produces methane at high temperatures."[2]

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References

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  1. ^ See the NCBI webpage on Methanotorris. Data extracted from the "NCBI taxonomy resources". National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved 2007-03-19.
  2. ^ a b David R. Boone; Richard W. Castenholz, eds. (2012-01-13). Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology. Vol. 1 (2 ed.). Springer Science & Business Media. pp. 245–246. ISBN 978-0387216096. Retrieved 2016-09-09.

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