Methanocorpusculum
| Methanocorpusculum | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Archaea |
| Kingdom: | Methanobacteriati |
| Phylum: | Halobacteriota |
| Class: | Methanomicrobia |
| Order: | Methanomicrobiales |
| Family: | Methanocorpusculaceae |
| Genus: | Methanocorpusculum Zellner et al. 1988 |
| Type species | |
| Methanocorpusculum parvum Zellner et al. 1988 | |
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Methanocorpusculum is a genus of microbes within the family Methanocorpusculaceae. The species within Methanocorpusculum were first isolated from biodisgester wastewater and activated sludge from anaerobic digestors. In nature, they live in freshwater environments. Unlike most other methanogenic archaea, they do not require high temperatures or extreme salt concentrations to live and grow.