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&&Methanosarcina thermophila&&LBGAHB0N02
&&Methanosarcina acetivorans&&LBGAHB0N02
&&Methanosarcina barkeri&&LBGAHB0N02
&&Methanosarcina mazei&&LBGAHB0N02
&&Methanothrix soehngenii&&LBGAHB0N01
&&Methanococcus voltae&&LBGAHB0N01
&&Methanococcus voltae&&LBGAHB0N02
|pubmed=16348899
|title=Hydroxydiether lipid structures in Methanosarcina spp. and Mehtanococcus voltae
|doi=http://aem.asm.org/content/59/3/912.full.pdf
|comment=FAB MS with NMR analysis identified that M. voltae is a unique species that produce both sn-2 and sn-3 hydroxydiethers. Methanosarcina spp. contain high proportion of hydroxydieters, exceeding 70 % in this study. Methanothrix soehngenii (formerly Methanosaeta concilii) is a reference.
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