Methanohalophilus

In taxonomy, Methanohalophilus is a genus of the Methanosarcinaceae.

The species are strictly anaerobic and live solely through the production of methane, using methyl compounds as substrates. The genus Methanohalophilus contains three moderately halophilic species, Methanohalophilus mahii isolated from Utah's Great Salt Lake in the United States, Methanohalophilus halophilus isolated from Shark Bay in Australia, and Methanohalophilus portucalensis isolated from a salt pan in Portugal. It also contains Methanohalophilus oregonese, which is alkaliphilic.

Phylogeny

The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) and National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).

References

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Scientific books

Boone, DR (2001). "Genus IV. Methanohalophilus Paterek and Smith 1988, 122VP". In DR Boone; RW Castenholz (eds.). Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology Volume 1: The Archaea and the deeply branching and phototrophic Bacteria (2nd ed.). New York: Springer Verlag. ISBN 978-0-387-98771-2.