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Abstract

A methanogenic organism from the domain , designated strain T10, was isolated from groundwater sampled from a deep diatomaceous shale formation located in Horonobe, Hokkaido, Japan. The strain utilized H/CO and formate as substrates for methanogenesis. Cells were strictly anaerobic, Gram-negative-staining, flagellated, irregular coccoids, 0.7–1.6 µm in diameter, and occurred singly. The strain grew at 25–45 °C (optimum 37–42 °C), at pH 5.8–8.2 (optimum pH 6.7–6.8) and in the presence of 0–1.3 M NaCl (optimum 0.1–0.2 M NaCl). The G+C content of the genomic DNA was 62.9 mol%. 16S rRNA gene sequencing revealed that, although the strain is a member of the genus , it clearly differed from all described species of this genus (95.5–98.3 % sequence similarity). Values for DNA–DNA hybridization with type strains of closely related species were less than 50 %. Phenotypic and phylogenetic features of strain T10 clearly indicate that it represents a novel species of the genus , for which the name sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is T10 ( = DSM 21626 = JCM 15517).

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This study was supported by the:
  • Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) of Japan
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