Medical Definition of Methanococcus

1. A genus of anaerobic coccoid methanococcaceae whose organisms are motile by means of polar tufts of flagella. These methanogens are found in salt marshes, marine and estuarine sediments, and the intestinal tract of animals. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Methanococcus

methanesulphonic acid
methanethiol
methanethiols
methanethiosulfonate
methanethiosulfonates
methanethiosulphonate
methaniferous
methanium
methanoate
methanoates
methanobacteriaceae
methanobacteriales
methanochondrion
methanococcaceae
methanococcales
methanococcus (current term)
methanogen
methanogenesis
methanogenetic
methanogenic
methanogens
methanoic
methanoic acid
methanol
methanol-2-mercaptoethanesulfonic acid methyltransferase
methanol fixative
methanol oxidase
methanol poisoning
methanolamine
methanolate

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