Methanoregula is a genus of archaeans in the order Methanomicrobiales.[1] It was isolated from an acidic peat bog. It produces methane at the lowest pH of any known organism.[2]

Methanoregula
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Domain: Archaea
Kingdom: Methanobacteriati
Phylum: Methanobacteriota
Class: "Methanomicrobia"
Order: Methanomicrobiales
Family: Methanoregulaceae
Genus: Methanoregula
Brauer et al. 2011
Type species
Methanoregula boonei
Brauer et al. 2011
Species
Synonyms
  • "Ca. Methanoregula" Brauer et al. 2006

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References

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  1. See the NCBI webpage on Candidatus Methanoregula. Data extracted from the "NCBI taxonomy resources". National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved 2007-03-19.
  2. Brauer SL; Cadillo-Quiroz H; Yashiro E; Yavitt JB; et al. (2006). "Isolation of a novel acidiphilic methanogen from an acidic peat bog" (PDF). Nature. 442 (7099): 192–194. Bibcode:2006Natur.442..192B. doi:10.1038/nature04810. PMID 16699521. S2CID 4423901.

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