title: Draft genome sequence of Methanobacterium formicicum DSM 3637, an Archaebacterium isolated from the methane producer amoeba Pelomyxa palustris.
abstract: Here is reported the draft genome sequence of Methanobacterium formicicum DSM 3637, which was isolated from the methane-producing amoeba Pelomyxa palustris. This bacterium was determined to be an endosymbiont living in the cytoplasm of P. palustris and the source of methane; however, the global characteristics of its genome suggest a free-living lifestyle rather than an endosymbiotic one.
authors.affiliation: Department of Genetics, University of Seville, Seville, Spain.
authors.forename: Gabriel
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gutiérrez
mesh_terms: D056896:Archamoebae / Q000382:microbiology*; D001482:Base Composition; D001483:Base Sequence; D019641:DNA, Archaeal / Q000235:genetics; D020745:Genome, Archaeal; D008697:Methane / Q000096:biosynthesis; D017014:Methanobacterium / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D019642:RNA, Archaeal / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D013559:Symbiosis
chemical_list: D019641:DNA, Archaeal; D019642:RNA, Archaeal; D008697:Methane