NC_009634:547995 Methanococcus vannielii SB chromosome, complete genome
Host Lineage: Methanococcus vannielii; Methanococcus; Methanococcaceae; Methanococcales; Euryarchaeota; Archaea
General Information: A methane-producing motile coccus. This type species of Methanococcus was isolated from a San Francisco Bay, USA mud flat. Unlike other members of the genus this species grows only between 20 degrees C - 40 degrees C.