:Methanobrevibacter filiformis
{{Short description|Species of archaeon}}
{{Speciesbox
| genus = Methanobrevibacter
| species = filiformis
| authority = Leadbetter et al. 1998
}}
Methanobrevibacter filiformis is a species of methanogen archaeon.{{cite journal |author=Leadbetter JR |author2=Crosby LD |author3=Breznak JA |title=Methanobrevibacter filiformis sp. nov., A filamentous methanogen from termite hindguts |journal=Archives of Microbiology |volume=169 |issue=4 |pages=287–92 |date=April 1998 |pmid=9531629 |doi=10.1007/s002030050574|s2cid=1574727 }} It was first isolated from the hindgut of the termite Reticulitermes flavipes. It is rod-shaped and possesses polar fibers. Its morphology, gram-positive staining reaction, resistance to cell lysis by chemical agents and narrow range of utilisable substrates are typical of species belonging to the family Methanobacteriaceae. It habitates on or near the hindgut epithelium and also attached to filamentous prokaryotes associated with the gut wall. It is one of the predominant gut biota.
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Further reading
- {{Cite book |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/669832766 |title=(Endo)symbiotic Methanogenic Archaea |publisher=Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg |year=2010 |isbn=978-3-642-13615-3 |editor-last=Hackstein |editor-first=Johannes H. P. |location=Heidelberg |oclc=669832766}}
- {{cite book |author=Schaechter, Moselio |title=Encyclopedia of Microbiology |publisher=Academic Press [Imprint] |location=San Diego |date=2009 |isbn=978-0-12-373944-5 }}
- {{cite book |author=Falkow, Stanley |author2=Dworkin, Martin |title=The prokaryotes: a handbook on the biology of bacteria |publisher=Springer |location=Berlin |date=2006 |isbn=0-387-25493-5 |url=https://archive.org/details/The_Prokaryotes_Vol._1_Symbiotic_Associations_Biotechnology_Applied_Microbiology}}
- {{Cite book |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/682911246 |title=Biology of Termites: a Modern Synthesis |publisher=Springer |year=2011 |isbn=978-90-481-3977-4 |editor-last=Bignell |editor-first=David Edward |location=Dordrecht |oclc=682911246 |editor-last2=Roisin |editor-first2=Yves |editor-last3=Lo |editor-first3=Nathan}}
- [https://lpsn.dsmz.de/genus/methanobrevibacter LPSN]
- {{EOL|973319|Methanobrevibacter filiformis}}
External links
- [http://bacdive.dsmz.de/index.php?search=6972&submit=Search Type strain of Methanobrevibacter filiformis at BacDive - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase]
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Category:Archaea described in 1998
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