Strain 116 can survive at up to 122 °C. They live in hydrothermal vents and were first discovered on the walls of a black smoker in the Gulf of California, at the depth of 2000 metres. They are similar to Methanobacteriales, but unlike other methanogenic archaea, their cell walls contain pseudomurein.
Strain 116 can withstand up to 122 °C. These organisms live in hydrothermal vents and were first identified on the walls of a black smoker in the Gulf of California at a depth of 2000 metres. They are related to Methanobacteriales, yet their cell walls have pseudomurein.