Methanosarcina acetivorans

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Habitat

Where it lives

Methanosarcina acetivorans is a marine, acetate-utilizing methane-producing organism, first isolated from methane-releasing sediments in a submarine canyon.

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Marine and coastal habitats

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2Methanosarcina acetivorans sp. nov., an Acetotrophic Methane-Producing Bacterium Isolated from Marine Sediments (PMID 16346552, abstract)SRC-DSC-C6DB91E664

Role in the ecosystem

The anaerobic methane-producing archaeon Methanosarcina acetivorans lives under conditions of severe energy scarcity.

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Sources

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