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Methanosarcina acetivorans

Officially approvedEntity code: ENT-0490

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Methanosarcina acetivorans
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According to the LPSN list, the epithet acetivorans means consuming acetic acid.

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1LPSN species record: Methanosarcina acetivoransSRC-DSC-A640C73F2B
2Methanosarcina acetivorans sp. nov., an Acetotrophic Methane-Producing Bacterium Isolated from Marine Sediments (PMID 16346552, abstract)SRC-DSC-C6DB91E664
3An unconventional pathway for reduction of CO2 to methane in CO-grown Methanosarcina acetivorans revealed by proteomics (PMID 17101988, abstract)SRC-DSC-848CBBAD00
4Quantitative proteomic and microarray analysis of the archaeon Methanosarcina acetivorans grown with acetate versus methanol (PMID 17269732, abstract)SRC-DSC-EBC06AF219
5Electron transport during aceticlastic methanogenesis by Methanosarcina acetivorans involves a sodium-translocating Rnf complex (PMID 23066798, abstract)SRC-DSC-F23F6EAB33

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Approved version OWNER-REVIEW-20261107T125754721 · last approved 7 November 2026

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1LPSN species record: Methanosarcina acetivoransSRC-DSC-A640C73F2B

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