Methanococcus maripaludis is a hydrogenotrophic methanogen which has become a model
organism for archaea and for the study of methanogenesis. New genetic and genomic tools …

The rapid-growing and genetically tractable methanogen Methanococcus maripaludis is a
promising host organism for the biotechnological conversion of carbon dioxide and …

Methanococcus maripaludis is a rapidly growing, hydrogenotrophic, and genetically
tractable methanogen with unique capabilities to convert formate and CO2 to CH4. The …

Highly sophisticated genetic tools have been deployed in many eukaryotes and bacteria, yet
those available in the third domain of life: the archaea, remain comparatively limited. The …

Highlights•Transcriptional regulation in Archaea is distinct from that of Bacteria or Eukarya.•
Methanogens present a unique opportunity to study archaeal regulation.•Methanogenesis is …

Methanococcus maripaludis is a rapidly growing, fully sequenced, genetically tractable
model organism among hydrogenotrophic methanogens. It has the ability to convert CO 2 …

Methanococcus maripaludis is a rapidly growing, fully sequenced, genetically tractable
model organism among hydrogenotrophic methanogens. It has the ability to convert CO2 …

A series of integrative and shuttle expression vectors was developed for use in
Methanococcus maripaludis. The integrative expression vectors contained the …

Methanococcus is a genus of well-characterized mesophilic and hydrogenotrophic
methanogens with a robust genetic system. Commonly found in tidal marshes, they compete …

Methanogens are strict anaerobes that use one and two carbon compounds for
methanogenesis. They contain many unusual cofactors and enzymes, and many of their …