| Methanobrevibacter oralis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Archaea |
| Kingdom: | Euryarchaeota |
| Class: | Methanobacteria |
| Order: | Methanobacteriales |
| Family: | Methanobacteriaceae |
| Genus: | Methanobrevibacter |
| Species: | M. oralis
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| Binomial name | |
| Methanobrevibacter oralis Ferrari et al. 1995
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Methanobrevibacter oralis is a methanogenic archaeon species considered to be a member of the human microbiota, mainly associated to the oral cavity. M. oralis is a coccobacillary shaped, single-cell, Gram-positive, non-motile microorganism of the Archaea domain of life.[1] This species has been isolated and sequenced from humans in dental plaque and in their gastrointestinal tract.[1][2] As a methanogen and a hydrogenotroph, this prokaryote can produce methane by using hydrogen and carbon dioxide as substrates through a process called methanogenesis.
- ^ a b Ferrari, Annamaria; Brusa, Tullio; Rutili, Anna; Canzi, Enrica; Biavati, Bruno (1994-07-01). "Isolation and characterization ofMethanobrevibacter oralis sp. nov". Current Microbiology. 29 (1): 7–12. doi:10.1007/BF01570184. ISSN 1432-0991. S2CID 37098688.
- ^ Khelaifia, Saber; Garibal, Marc; Robert, Catherine; Raoult, Didier; Drancourt, Michel (2014-02-20). "Draft Genome Sequencing of Methanobrevibacter oralis Strain JMR01, Isolated from the Human Intestinal Microbiota". Genome Announcements. 2 (1): e00073–14. doi:10.1128/genomeA.00073-14. ISSN 2169-8287. PMC 3931360. PMID 24558239.