Methanosarcina subterranea sp. nov., a methanogenic archaeon isolated from a deep subsurface diatomaceous shale formation

A methanogenic archaeon, strain HC-2 ᵀ, was isolated from a deep diatomaceous shale formation. The strain grew on methanol, monomethylamine, dimethylamine, trimethylamine and dimethylsulphide, but not on acetate, H ₂/CO ₂, formate, 2-propanol, 2-butanol or cyclopentanol. Cells were Gram-stain-negati...

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