| VKM No. | B-1851 |
| Scientific name of the strain | Methanothermobacter thermautotrophicus (Zeikus and Wolfe 1972) Wasserfallen et al. 2000 |
| Synonym | Methanobacterium thermautotrophicum corrig. Zeikus and Wolfe 1972 emend. Touzel et al. 1992; Methanobacterium thermoformicicum Zhilina and Ilarionov 1986; Methanobacterium thermalcaliphilum corrig. Blotevogel et al. 1988 |
| History | Kotelnikova S.V. IBPM, DV |
| Received as | Methanobacterium thermoformicicum |
| Source of isolation | hydrothermae of Uzon |
| Geographics | Uzon, Kamchatka |
| Country | Russia |
| Medium | 176 |
| Incubation temp. (C) | 62 |
| Storage methods | C-8, S-3 |