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Methanosarcina acetivorans

Index Methanosarcina acetivorans

Methanosarcina acetivorans is a versatile methane producing microbe which is found in such diverse environments as oil wells, trash dumps, deep-sea hydrothermal vents, and oxygen-depleted sediments beneath kelp beds. [1]

23 relations: Abiogenesis, Acetate, Adenosine triphosphate, Archaea, ATP synthase, Carbon dioxide, Carbon monoxide, Chloroplast, Euryarchaeota, Formate, Genome, Metabolism, Methane, Methanogen, Methanogenesis, Methanomicrobia, Methanosarcina, Methanosarcinaceae, Methanosarcinales, Mitochondrion, Redox, RNA world, Scripps Canyon.

Abiogenesis

Abiogenesis, or informally the origin of life,Compare: Also occasionally called biopoiesis.

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Acetate

An acetate is a salt formed by the combination of acetic acid with an alkaline, earthy, metallic or nonmetallic and other base.

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Adenosine triphosphate

Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) is a complex organic chemical that participates in many processes.

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Archaea

Archaea (or or) constitute a domain of single-celled microorganisms.

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ATP synthase

ATP synthase is an enzyme that creates the energy storage molecule adenosine triphosphate (ATP).

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Carbon dioxide

Carbon dioxide (chemical formula) is a colorless gas with a density about 60% higher than that of dry air.

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Carbon monoxide

Carbon monoxide (CO) is a colorless, odorless, and tasteless gas that is slightly less dense than air.

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Chloroplast

Chloroplasts are organelles, specialized compartments, in plant and algal cells.

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Euryarchaeota

Euryarchaeota (Greek for "broad old quality") is a phylum of archaea.

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Formate

Formate (IUPAC name: methanoate) is the anion derived from formic acid.

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Genome

In the fields of molecular biology and genetics, a genome is the genetic material of an organism.

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Metabolism

Metabolism (from μεταβολή metabolē, "change") is the set of life-sustaining chemical transformations within the cells of organisms.

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Methane

Methane is a chemical compound with the chemical formula (one atom of carbon and four atoms of hydrogen).

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Methanogen

Methanogens are microorganisms that produce methane as a metabolic byproduct in anoxic conditions.

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Methanogenesis

Methanogenesis or biomethanation is the formation of methane by microbes known as methanogens.

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Methanomicrobia

In the taxonomy of microorganisms, the Methanomicrobia are a class of the Euryarchaeota.

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Methanosarcina

Methanosarcina is a genus of euryarchaeote archaea that produce methane.

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Methanosarcinaceae

In taxonomy, the Methanosarcinaceae are a family of the Methanosarcinales.

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Methanosarcinales

In taxonomy, the Methanosarcinales are an order of the Methanomicrobia.

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Mitochondrion

The mitochondrion (plural mitochondria) is a double-membrane-bound organelle found in most eukaryotic organisms.

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Redox

Redox (short for reduction–oxidation reaction) (pronunciation: or) is a chemical reaction in which the oxidation states of atoms are changed.

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RNA world

The RNA world is a hypothetical stage in the evolutionary history of life on Earth, in which self-replicating RNA molecules proliferated before the evolution of DNA and proteins.

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Scripps Canyon

Scripps Canyon is a narrow underwater gorge located in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of southern California, United States.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methanosarcina_acetivorans

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