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. 2023 Nov 6;14:1296008. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1296008

Table 1.

Growth and nutritional requirements of select rumen-associated methanogens.

Methanogen species (culture depository) Strain designation, isolated from Substrate(s) for CH4 production [growth factor(s)] Cell wall types Optimum pH, T (°C) Doubling time (h), medium, substrate Lifestyle (endosymbiont, ectosymbiont, syntrophs) GenBank ID, Gold project ID, Gold analysis project ID, Hungate1000 collection number References
Methanobrevibacter spp. [SGMT and RO Clade (King et al., 2011)]
Methanobrevibacter smithii (DSM 861, ATCC 35061) PS, anaerobic sewage digester H2 + CO2, formate [stimulatory – acetate] PM 6.9–7.4, 39 6.7, BRN, H2/CO2 (80:20) 12.7, BRN, formate (290 mM) [potentially] ectosymbiont through the production of adhesin-like protein GCA_000016525, Gp0000134, Ga0029348, NA Balch et al. (1979), Rea et al. (2007), Samuel et al. (2007), and Ng et al. (2016)
Methanobrevibacter smithii (DSM 2374) F1, human feces H2 + CO2, formate [required – trypticase, yeast extract] PM ND ND NA GCA_000151225, Gp0003674, Ga0029349, NA Miller et al. (1982)
Methanobrevibacter smithii (DSM 2375) ALI, human large intestine NR [NR] NR ND ND NA GCA_000151245, Gp0003638, Ga0029350, NA Miller and Wolin (1981) and Miller et al. (1982)
Methanobrevibacter gottschalkii (DSM 11977) HO, horse feces H2 + CO2 [required – acetate, yeast extract, trypticase peptone] PM 7.0, 37 ND [potentially] ectosymbiont through the production of adhesin-like protein GCA_003814835, Gp0290545, Ga0244664, NonHun83 Miller and Lin (2002) and Ng et al. (2016)
Methanobrevibacter gottschalkii (DSM 11978) PG, pig feces H2 + CO2 [NR] PM NR ND NA GCA_900109595, Gp0127403, Ga0104357, HUN396 Lin and Miller (1998)
Methanobrevibacter millerae (DSM 16643) ZA-10, bovine rumen H2 + CO2, formate [required – acetate, yeast extract, trypticase peptone] [stimulatory – valerate, isovalerate, 2-methylbutyrate, isobutyrate] PM 7.0–8.0, 39 5.4, BRN, H2/CO2 (80:20) 14.6, BRN, formate (150 mM) [potentially] ectosymbiont through the production of adhesin-like protein GCA_900103415, Gp0087971, Ga0007632, HUN273 Rea et al. (2007) and Ng et al. (2016)
Methanobrevibacter millerae (NA) SM9, sheep rumen H2 + CO2, formate [required – acetate, yeast extract, trypticase peptone] PM ND ND [potentially] ectosymbiont through the production of adhesin-like protein GCA_001477655, Gp0007703, Ga0104112, NonHun84 Kelly et al. (2016c) and Ng et al. (2016)
Methanobrevibacter thaurei (DSM 11995) CW, cattle feces H2 + CO2 [required – acetate, yeast extract, trypticase peptone] PM 7.0, 37 ND [potentially] ectosymbiont through the production of adhesin-like protein GCA_003111625, Gp0113775, Ga0074444, NonHun89 Miller and Lin (2002) and Ng et al. (2016)
Methanobrevibacter ruminantium (DSM 1093, ATCC 35063) M1, cattle rumen H2 + CO2, formate [required – acetate, 2-methylbutyrate, amino acids (most stimulating T, H, M), coenzyme M] PM 6.3–6.8, 39 16.8, BRN, H2/CO2 (80:20)29.4, BRN, formate (150 mM) Ectosymbiont of protozoa of genera Epidinium and Endodinium, and with H2-producing bacteria Butyrivibrio proclasticus through the production of an adhesin-like protein GCA_000024185, Gp0002311, Ga0029347, NonHun86 Bryant et al. (1971), Balch and Wolfe (1976), Balch et al. (1979), Rea et al. (2007), Leahy et al. (2010), and Ng et al. (2016)
Methanobrevibacter olleyae (DSM 16632) KM1H5-1P, sheep rumen H2 + CO2, formate [required – acetate] PM 7.5, 39 14.5, BRN, H2/CO2 (80:20)15.3, BRN, formate (220 mM) [potentially] ectosymbiont through the production of adhesin-like protein GCA_900114585, Gp0087972, Ga0007633, HUN274 Rea et al. (2007) and Ng et al. (2016)
Methanobrevibacter boviskoreani (DSM 25824) JH1, cattle rumen H2 + CO2, formate [required – yeast extract, coenzyme M, and fatty acids (valerate, isovalerate, 2-methylbutyrate, isobutyrate)] PM 6.5–7.0, 37–40 ND NA GCA_000320505, Gp0035818, Ga0021326, NonHun82 Lee et al. (2013)
Methanobrevibacter woesei (DSM 11979) GS, goose feces H2 + CO2, formate [required – acetate, yeast extract, trypticase peptone] PM 7.0, 37 ND NA GCA_003111605, Gp0113776, Ga0074445, NonHun90 Miller and Lin (2002)
Methanobrevibacter wolinii (DSM 11976) SH, sheep feces H2 + CO2 [required – acetate, yeast extract, trypticase peptone, coenzyme M, and fatty acids (valerate, isovalerate, 2-methylbutyrate, isobutyrate)] PM 7.0, 37 ND NA GCA_000621965, Gp0047017, Ga0005592, HUN166 Miller and Lin (2002)
Methanosphaera spp.
Methanosphaera stadtmanae (DSM 3091, ATCC 43021) MCB-3, human feces H2 + methanol [required – acetate, amino acids (L, I), thiamin] [stimulatory – biotin] PM 6.5–6.9, 36–40 ND [potentially] ectosymbiont through the production of adhesin-like protein GCA_000012545, Gp0000406, Ga0029374, NA Miller and Wolin (1985) and Ng et al. (2016)
Methanosphaera stadtmanae (NA) ISO3-F5, sheep rumen H2 + methanol [required – acetate, yeast extract] [stimulatory – fatty acids (valerate, isovalerate, 2-methylbutyrate, butyrate, isobutyrate, propionate)] PM 6.7–6.8, 39 ND NA NA Jeyanathan (2010)
Methanosphaera stadtmanae (NA) BMS, bovine rumen H2 + methanol [required –yeast extract, casein hydrolysate, rumen fluid] PM 6.7, 37 ND NA GCA_003268005, Gp0119560, Ga0105677, NA Hoedt et al. (2018)
Methanomicrobium spp.
Methanomicrobium mobile (DSM 1539, ATCC 35094) BP, cattle rumen H2 + CO2, formate [required – yeast extract or vitamin-free casamino acid, acetate, isovalerate, 2-methylbutyrate, isobutyrate, indole, pyridoxine, thiamine, biotin, cobalamin, PABA, boiled cell extract of Methanothermobacter thermautotrophicus, coenzyme B] RS-layer 6.1–6.9, 40 ND Found in association with protozoa of genera Entodinium, Metadinium, and Ophryoscolex GCA_000711215, Gp0047018, Ga0005617, HUN195 Paynter and Hungate (1968), Balch et al. (1979), Tanner and Wolfe (1988), Kuhner et al. (1991), Sprott and Beveridge (1993), Regensbogenova et al. (2004), and Seshadri et al. (2018)
Methanobacterium spp.
Methanobacterium bryantii (DSM 863, ATCC 33272) M.o.H., anaerobic sewage digester H2 + CO2 [stimulatory – acetate, cysteine, and B-vitamins (most stimulating biotin, folate, cobalamin)] PM 6.9–7.2, 37–39 ND NA GCA_002287175, Gp0322642, Ga0308562, NA Bryant et al. (1971) and Balch et al. (1979)
Methanobacterium formicicum (NA) BRM9, cow rumen H2 + CO2, formate [required – yeast extract, rumen fluid] PM 6.5–7.0, 39 2.6, RF30, H2/CO2 (80:20) NA GCA_000762265, Gp0007264, Ga0069308, NonHun80 Jarvis et al. (2000) and Kelly et al. (2014)
Methanosarcina spp.
Methanosarcina barkeri (NA) CM1, cow rumen H2 + CO2, methanol, methylamine, trimethylamine, acetate [required – rumen fluid] MC + S-layer 6.5, 39 5.4, RF30, H2/CO2 (80:20) NA GCA_001027005, Gp0007672, Ga0077912, NonHun91 Jarvis et al. (2000)
Methanosarcina thermophila (DSM 11855) Ms97, sheep rumen H2 + CO2, methanol, [required – yeast extract, rumen fluid] MC + S-layer 6.5–6.8, 50 NA NA GCA_900116525, Gp0087973, Ga0007631, HUN272 Seshadri et al. (2018) and Zhou et al. (2021)
Methanomassiliicoccaceae
Methanomassiliicoccaceae Group 12 (NA) ISO4-H5, sheep rumen H2 + methanol/mono−/di−/trimethylamine [required – yeast extract, acetate, formate, rumen fluid, coenzyme M] Bi-CM NR, 38–39 NA NA GCA_001560915, Gp0125684, Ga0114162, NonHun78 Jeyanathan (2010) and Li et al. (2016)
Methanomassiliicoccaceae Group 11 (NA) ISO4-G1, sheep rumen H2 + methanol/mono−/di−/trimethylamine [required – yeast extract, acetate, formate, rumen fluid, coenzyme M] Bi-CM NR, 38–39 NA NA GCA_001563305, Gp0139499, Ga0118695, NonHun77 Jeyanathan (2010), Kelly et al. (2016a,b)
Methanogenic archaeon (NA) ISO4-G11, sheep rumen H2 + methanol [required – yeast extract, acetate, formate, rumen fluid, coenzyme M] Bi-CM NR, 38–39 NA NA NA Jeyanathan (2010)
Methanogenic archaeon (NA) RumEn M1, cow rumen H2 + trimethylamine [required – acetate, formate, rumen fluid] Bi-CM NR, 37 NA NA LJKK00000000, NA, NA, NA Söllinger et al. (2016)
Methanogenic archaeon (NA) RumEn M2, cow rumen H2 + trimethylamine [required – acetate, formate, rumen fluid] Bi-CM NR, 37 NA NA LJKL00000000, NA, NA, NA Söllinger et al. (2016)

NA, not available; ND, not determined; NR, not reported; PM, pseudomurein; RS, regularly structured; MC, methanochondroitin; Bi-CM, thin bi-layer cell membrane. BRN media, not specified (Rea et al., 2007); RF30 media, rumen fluid-containing BY medium (Jeyanathan, 2010); [potentially], genome contains gene homologs of adhesin-like protein.