Methanocaldococcus fervens AG86
strain
AG86
GOLD Stamp ID
Gi02047
Greengenes ID
16
Isolation Site
Deep-sea hydrothermal chimney sample collected on the East Pacific Rise at a depth of 2600m
Oxygen Requirement
Anaerobe
Cell Shape
Coccus-shaped
Motility
Motile
Sporulation
Nonsporulating
Temperature Range
Thermophile
Gram Staining
gram-
Biotic Relationship
free living
Diseases
None
Habitat
Deep sea, Marine
Phenotypes
Methanogen, Piezophile
Energy Source
Autotroph, Lithotroph
Temperature Optimum
49 - 89C
culture-collection
DSM:4213
pH
6.5
Depth
2600m
type-material
type strain of Methanocaldococcus fervens