Ni S, Woese C R, Aldrich H C, Boone D R
Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Oregon Graduate Institute of Science & Technology, Portland 97291-1000, USA.
Int J Syst Bacteriol. 1994 Apr;44(2):357-9. doi: 10.1099/00207713-44-2-357.
A sequence analysis of the 16S rRNA of Methanolobus siciliae T4/M(T) (T = type strain) showed that this strain is closely related to members of the genus Methanosarcina, especially Methanosarcina acetivorans C2A(T). Methanolobus siciliae T4/M(T) and HI350 were morphologically more similar to members of the genus Methanosarcina than to members of the genus Methanolobus in that they both formed massive cell aggregates with pseudosarcinae. Thus, we propose that Methanolobus siciliae should be transferred to the genus Methanosarcina as Methanosarcina siciliae.
对西西里甲烷叶菌T4/M(T)（T = 模式菌株）的16S rRNA进行的序列分析表明，该菌株与甲烷八叠球菌属的成员密切相关，尤其是嗜乙酸甲烷八叠球菌C2A(T)。西西里甲烷叶菌T4/M(T)和HI350在形态上与甲烷八叠球菌属的成员比与甲烷叶菌属的成员更相似，因为它们都形成了带有假八叠球菌的大量细胞聚集体。因此，我们提议将西西里甲烷叶菌转移到甲烷八叠球菌属，命名为西西里甲烷八叠球菌。
