Methanohalophilus mahii

Methanohalophilus mahii
Scanning electron microscope image of Mhp. mahii SLP
Scientific classification
Domain:
Archaea
Kingdom:
Euryarchaeota
Phylum:
Euryarchaeota
Class:
Methanomicrobia
Order:
Methanosarcinales
Family:
Methanosarcinaceae
Genus:
Methanohalophilus
Species:
M. mahii
Binomial name
Methanohalophilus mahii
Paterek and Smith (1988)

Methanohalophilus mahii (also known as Mhp. mahii) is an obligately anaerobic,[1] methylotrophic,[2] methanogenic[1] cocci-shaped[2] archaeon of the genus Methanohalophilus[2] that can be found in high salinity aquatic environments.[1] The name Methanohalophilus is said to be derived from methanum meaning "methane" in Latin; halo meaning "salt" in Greek; and mahii meaning "of Mah" in Latin, after R.A. Mah, who did substantial amounts of research on aerobic and methanogenic microbes.[2] The proper word in ancient Greek for "salt" is however hals (ἅλς).[3] The specific strain type was designated SLP (= ATCC 35705) and is currently the only identified strain of this species.[2]

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  3. ^ Liddell, H.G. & Scott, R. (1940). A Greek-English Lexicon revised and augmented throughout by Sir Henry Stuart Jones with the assistance of. Roderick McKenzie. Oxford: Clarendon Press.