SAB Medium for Methanomassiliicoccus

Methanomassiliicoccus luminyensis is the sole cultured representative of the new order Methanomissiliicoccales of methanogens. We present the optimized composition of a medium allowing for the isolation and culture of M. luminyensis from any environmental or clinical specimen. Keywords: SAB-medium; Methanomissiliicoccales; Methanomassiliicoccus luminyensis; methanogens; culture