Methanothermus

Methanothermus is a genus of microbes within the family Methanothermaceae.^[1] The species within this genes are hyperthermophiles and strictly anaerobic. They produce energy through the reduction of carbon dioxide with hydrogen to produce methane. it is found in hydrothermal vents with temperatures as high as 85 °C and pH 6.5.^[2]

Methanothermus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Archaea
Kingdom:	Methanobacteriati
Phylum:	Methanobacteriota
Class:	Methanobacteria
Order:	Methanobacteriales
Family:	Methanothermaceae
Genus:	Methanothermus Stetter et al. 1982
Type species
Methanothermus fervidus Stetter et al. 1982
Species
M. fervidus "M. jannaschii" M. sociabilis

See also

• List of Archaea genera