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. 2021 Jul 2;7(27):eabj1453. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.abj1453

Table 1. MAGs described in this study and their main potential metabolic features.

Classification MAGs Metabolic
potentials
Database
source
Superphylum Phylum Class Order or family
Euryarchaeota Methanobacteriota Thermococci Ca. Nuwarchaeales 6 CH3-reducing
methanogen
Present study,
PRJNA357337, and
Nayfach et al. (23)
Thermoplasmatota Thermoplasmata Methanomassiliicoccales 1 CH3-reducing
methanogen or
C2H6 metabolism
PRJNA443587 and
Reiss et al. (75)
Halobacteriota Ca. Methanoliparia Ca. Methanoliparales 1 CO2-reducing
methanogen with
CnH2n+2 metabolism
Nayfach et al. (23)
Archaeoglobi Archaeoglobales 4 CO2-reducing
methanogen or CH4
oxidation
Present study &
Nayfach et al. (23)
Ca. Polytropaceales 1 CnH2n+2 oxidation Nayfach et al. (23)
Methanosarcinia Ca. Ethanoperedenaceae 1 C2H6 oxidation Nayfach et al. (23)
Ca. Syntropharchaeia Ca. Santabarbaracales 1 CnH2n+2 oxidation
(n > 2)
Hawley et al. (31, 32)
and Nayfach et al.
(23)
Ca. Alkanophagales 1 Dombrowski et al. (30)
Ca. Hadarchaeota Ca. Hadarchaeia Ca. Hadarchaeales 3 CnH2n+2 oxidation Nayfach et al. (23)
TACK Thermoproteota Ca. Nezhaarchaeia Ca. Nezhaarchaeales 5 CO2-reducing
methanogen
Present study,
Nayfach et al. (23),
and Dombrowski
et al. (30)
Ca.
Methanomethylicia
Ca. Methanomethylicales 30 CH3-reducing
methanogen or
C2H6 metabolism
Present study and
Nayfach et al. (23)
Ca. Korarchaeia Ca. Korarchaeales 1 CH3-reducing methanogen Nayfach et al. (23)
Asgard Asgardarchaeota Ca. Lokiarchaeia Ca. Helarchaeales 4 CnH2n+2 oxidation Present study