Methylacidiphilum fumariolicum
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Methylacidiphilum fumariolicum is an autotrophic bacterium first described in 2007 growing on volcanic pools near Naples, Italy. It grows in mud at temperatures between 50 °C and 60 °C and an acidic pH of 2–5. It is able to oxidize methane gas.[1] It uses ammonium, nitrate or atmospheric nitrogen as a nitrogen source and fixes carbon dioxide.[2]
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Methylacidiphilum fumariolicum | |
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Class: | Unclassified |
Order: | Methylacidiphilales |
Family: | Methylacidiphilaceae |
Genus: | Methylacidiphilum |
Species: | M. fumariolicum |
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Methylacidiphilum fumariolicum H. Op den Camp, et al 2007 | |
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Due to the presence of a lanthanide dependent methanol dehydrogenase enzyme, its growth is strictly dependent on the abundance of rare-earth metals.[1]
No biotic interactions between M. fumariolicum and other organisms are known, probably due to the extreme environment the bacteria needs in order to grow.