MeSH definition : An order of anaerobic methanogens in the kingdom EURYARCHAEOTA. They are pseudosarcina,
coccoid or sheathed rod-shaped and catabolize methyl groups. The cell wall is composed
of protein. The order includes one family, METHANOCOCCACEAE. (From Bergey's Manual
of Systemic Bacteriology, 1989);
An order of anaerobic methanogens in the kingdom EURYARCHAEOTA. They are pseudosarcina,
coccoid or sheathed rod-shaped and catabolize methyl groups. The cell wall is composed
of protein. The order includes one family, METHANOCOCCACEAE. (From Bergey's Manual
of Systemic Bacteriology, 1989)
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