Cultures of Methanosarcina acetivorans grown on sodium acetate contained irregularly shaped cocci that aggregate and then differentiate into communal cysts that release individual cocci.
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When Methanosarcina acetivorans is grown on carbon monoxide as its growth substrate, it produces acetate, formate and methane.
Evidence: SRC-DSC-848CBBAD00Statement code: CLM-ENT0490-DSC-06
In NAKTASHIF worlds:Marine and coastal habitats
Approved version OWNER-REVIEW-20261107T125754721 · last approved 7 November 2026
A study published in 2007 described the genome of Methanosarcina acetivorans strain C2A as the largest archaeal genome sequenced up to that time, revealing broad physiological diversity.
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