The family Methanocalculaceae currently (January 2014) consists of a single genus: Methanocalculus, with five species. This family of mesophilic, salt-tolerant, and neutrophilic or alkaliphilic methanogens belongs to the order Methanomicrobiales. The members are irregular cocci that possess a protein S-layer wall. Methanogenesis from H2/CO2 or from formate is the only mode of energy generation documented. Acetate is required as a carbon source, and other growth factors may be required. Members of the Methanomicrobiaceae have been found in a variety of anaerobic environments where methane is produced: an oil-producing well, marine and estuarine sediments, and sediments of soda lakes.
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Oren, A. (2014). The family methanocalculaceae. In The Prokaryotes: Other Major Lineages of Bacteria and The Archaea (Vol. 9783642389542, pp. 195–199). Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-38954-2_414
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