The complete genome sequence of the rumen methanogen Methanobacterium formicicum BRM9

Table 1 Classification and general features of Methanobacterium formicicum BRM9

MIGS ID	Property	Term	Evidence code ^a
	Current classification	Domain: Archaea	TAS [18]
		Phylum: Euryarchaeota	TAS [19]
		Class: Methanobacteria	TAS [20, 21]
		Order: Methanobacteriales	TAS [22–24]
		Family: Methanobacteriaceae	TAS [25]
		Genus: Methanobacterium	TAS [23]
		Species: Methanobacterium formicicum strain BRM9	TAS [8]
	Gram stain	Positive	TAS [8]
	Cell shape	Rod	TAS [8]
	Motility	No	TAS [8]
	Sporulation	No	IDA
	Temperature range	25-45°C	TAS [8]
	Optimum temperature	38°C	TAS [8]
	Carbon source	CO₂, Acetate	IDA
	Energy source	H₂ + CO₂, formate	TAS [8]
	Terminal electron receptor	CO₂	IDA
MIGS-6	Habitat	Bovine rumen	TAS [8]
MIGS-6.3	Salinity	not reported
MIGS-22	Oxygen	Strict anaerobe	IDA
MIGS-15	Biotic relationship	Symbiont of ruminants	TAS [8]
MIGS-14	Pathogenicity	Not known as a pathogen	NAS
MIGS-4	Geographic location	Palmerston North, New Zealand	IDA
MIGS-5	Sample collection time	Not reported
MIGS-4.1	Latitude	Latitude: −40.35 (40°21′00″S)	IDA
MIGS-4.2	Longitude	Longitude: +175.61 (175°36′36″E)	IDA
MIGS-4.3	Depth	Not reported
MIGS-4.4	Altitude	30 m	IDA

^aEvidence codes – TAS: Traceable Author Statement; IDA: Inferred from Direct Assay; NAS: Non-traceable Author Statement (i.e., not directly observed for the living, isolated sample, but based on a generally accepted property for the species, or anecdotal evidence) [26].