Methanomicrobiales

Methanomicrobiales

In taxonomy, the Methanomicrobiales are an order of the Methanomicrobia.^[1] Methanomicrobiales are strictly carbon dioxide reducing methanogens, using hydrogen or formate as the reducing agent.^[2]

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^ See the NCBI webpage on Methanomicrobiales. Data extracted from the NCBI taxonomy resources. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved on 2007-03-19.
^ D.R. Boone, et al. (2001). Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, 2nd ed., New York: Springer.

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