Astrid Brandis , Rudolf K. Thauer , Karl O. Stetter
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Abstract
Methanobacterium thermoautotrophicum ΔH and M. thermoautotrophicum Marburg have been investigated for DNA relatedness by DNA-DNA hybridization. The two strains proved to be interrelated on the 46% binding level. The relatively low degree of DNA homology correlated with differences in biochemical and physiological characteristics:
1.
The pseudomurein sacculus of the ΔH strain contained glucosamine and talosaminuronic acid as major sugar components, whereas the sacculus of the Marburg strain contained galactosamine and talosominuronic acid.
2.
One of the eight subunits of the DNA dependent RNA polymerase differed considerably with respect to molecular weight.
3.
The membrane fraction of the ΔH strain exhibited high ATPase activity, which could not be detected in the Marburg strain.
4.
The Marburg strain grew more rapidly (td = 1.6 h versus 2.2 h) and to a higher cell density than the ΔH strain.