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A genus of anaerobic rod-shaped methanomicrobiaceae whose organisms are progressively motile by means of polar, tufted flagella. These methanogens have been isolated from sewage-sludge and pear waste digesters as well as marine and non-marine habitats.
(12 Dec 1998)
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