VKM Catalogue
| VKM No. | B-1636 Type strain |
| 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 | USA, California |
| Country | USA |
| Medium | 176 |
| Incubation temp. (C) | 37 |
| Storage methods | S-2 |
| STRAININFO | HISTRI |
| 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 |
| Geographics | Tatarstan, Elabuga |
| Country | Russia |
| Medium | 117 |
| Incubation temp. (C) | 37 |
| Storage methods | S-2 |
| STRAININFO | HISTRI |
| VKM No. | B-2199 |
| Scientific name of the strain | Methanosarcina mazei (Barker 1936) Mah and Kuhn 1984 |
| History | Shcherbakova V.A. IBPM, MM |
| Received as | Methanosarcina sp. |
| Source of isolation | anaerobic sewage sludge digestor |
| Geographics | Moscow Region |
| Country | Russia |
| Medium | 117 |
| Incubation temp. (C) | 37 |
| Storage methods | S-2 |
| STRAININFO | HISTRI |
| VKM No. | B-2370 |
| Scientific name of the strain | Methanosarcina mazei (Barker 1936) Mah and Kuhn 1984 |
| History | Shcherbakova V.A., IBPM, JL01 |
| Received as | Methanosarcina sp. |
| Source of isolation | a permafrost sample |
| Geographics | Kolyma lowland |
| Country | Russia |
| Medium | 176 |
| Incubation temp. (C) | 28 |
| Storage methods | S-2, C-8 |