VKM Catalogue
| VKM No. | B-1636 Type |
| Scientific name of the strain | Methanosarcina mazei (Barker 1936) Mah and Kuhn 1984 |
| Synonym | Methanococcus mazei Barker 1936 |
| Other culture collection No. | DSM 2053; Mah R.A. S-6 |
| History | Obraszova A.Ya. IBPM, S-6 < DSMZ, DSM 2053 |
| Source of isolation | sewage sludge |
| Geographics | California |
| Country | USA |
| Medium | 176 |
| Incubation temp. (C) | 37 |
| Growth condition | anaerobic |
| Storage methods | S-2 |
| DNA sequences | AJ012095 |
| Pathogenicity group (SanPin 3.3686-21, 28.01.2021, Russia) | no |
| VKM No. | B-1637 |
| Scientific name of the strain | Methanosarcina mazei (Barker 1936) Mah and Kuhn 1984 |
| History | Obraszova A.Ya. IBPM, 47 |
| Source of isolation | stratal water of oil pool |
| Location | Bondyuzhskoe oil deposit |
| Geographics | Republic of Tatarstan, Elabuga |
| Country | Russia |
| Medium | 117 |
| Incubation temp. (C) | 37 |
| Growth condition | anaerobic |
| Storage methods | S-2 |
| Pathogenicity group (SanPin 3.3686-21, 28.01.2021, Russia) | no |
| VKM No. | B-2370 |
| Scientific name of the strain | Methanosarcina mazei (Barker 1936) Mah and Kuhn 1984 |
| Other culture collection No. | JCM 31898 |
| History | Shcherbakova V.A. IBPM, JL01 |
| Received as | Methanosarcina sp. |
| Source of isolation | permafrost sample |
| Location | Kolyma Lowland, Arctic |
| Country | Russia |
| Medium | 333 |
| Incubation temp. (C) | 28 |
| Growth condition | anaerobic |
| Storage methods | C-8, S-2 |
| DNA sequences | 16S rRNA gene: AF519802 |
| Pathogenicity group (SanPin 3.3686-21, 28.01.2021, Russia) | no |
| VKM No. | B-2824 |
| Scientific name of the strain | Methanosarcina mazei (Barker 1936) Mah and Kuhn 1984 |
| Synonym | Methanococcus frisius Blotevogel et al. 1986; Methanococcus mazei Barker 1936; Methanosarcina frisia (Blotevogel et al. 1986) Blotevogel and Fischer 1989 |
| Other culture collection No. | DSM 9195 |
| History | Kondrashov F. |
| Received as | TMA |
| Source of isolation | paddy field soil |
| Geographics | Fukuoka Prefecture, Chikugo |
| Country | Japan |
| Medium | 117 |
| Incubation temp. (C) | 37 |
| Growth condition | anaerobic |
| Storage methods | F-2, S-2 |
| DNA sequences | mcrA gene: AB300778 |
| Pathogenicity group (SanPin 3.3686-21, 28.01.2021, Russia) | no |
| VKM No. | B-2827 |
| Scientific name of the strain | Methanosarcina mazei (Barker 1936) Mah and Kuhn 1984 |
| Synonym | Methanococcus frisius Blotevogel et al. 1986; Methanococcus mazei Barker 1936; Methanosarcina frisia (Blotevogel et al. 1986) Blotevogel and Fischer 1989 |
| Other culture collection No. | DSM 4556; ATCC 43573; OCM 34 |
| History | Kondrashov F. ICREA |
| Received as | Methanosarcina mazei LYC |
| Source of isolation | alkaline sludge, oil exploration drilling site |
| Location | Hula swamp area |
| Country | Israel |
| Medium | 360 |
| Incubation temp. (C) | 37 |
| Growth condition | anaerobic |
| Storage methods | F-2, S-2 |
| Pathogenicity group (SanPin 3.3686-21, 28.01.2021, Russia) | no |