Verstraetearchaeota

(Candidatus) Verstraetearchaeota is a phylum in the domain of Archaea.^[1] Other valid names for this phylum are Nitrososphaerota and Thermoproteota, but it also has a number of non-valid synonyms. This phylum has not been cultured.^[2] This domain is capable of Methanogenesis.^[3]

Candidatus Verstraetearchaeota
Scientific classification
Domain:	Archaea
Phylum:	Candidatus Verstraetearchaeota

References

1. Vanwonterghem, Inka; Evans, Paul N.; Parks, Donovan H.; Jensen, Paul D.; Woodcroft, Ben J.; Hugenholtz, Philip; Tyson, Gene W. (2016-10-03). "Methylotrophic methanogenesis discovered in the archaeal phylum Verstraetearchaeota". Nature Microbiology. 1 (12): 1–9. doi:10.1038/nmicrobiol.2016.170. ISSN 2058-5276.
2. "Phylum: Verstraetearchaeota". lpsn.dsmz.de. Retrieved 2024-12-05.
3. Wu, Kejia; Zhou, Lei; Tahon, Guillaume; Liu, Laiyan; Li, Jiang; Zhang, Jianchao; Zheng, Fengfeng; Deng, Chengpeng; Han, Wenhao; Bai, Liping; Fu, Lin; Dong, Xiuzhu; Zhang, Chuanlun; Ettema, Thijs J. G.; Sousa, Diana Z. (August 2024). "Isolation of a methyl-reducing methanogen outside the Euryarchaeota". Nature. 632 (8027): 1124–1130. Bibcode:2024Natur.632.1124W. doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07728-y. ISSN 1476-4687.