title: Methanopyraceae
text: # Methanopyraceae
  
  Methanopyraceae are a family of the Methanopyrales. This family contains only one genus, which contains only one species, Methanopyrus kandleri. It is chemolitoautotrophic and its cells are bar-shaped. It can grow comfortably at a temperature of 98 °C and can survive at temperatures as high as 110 °C, making it the most thermophilic known methanogen. It has been found to live in hydrothermal vents.
  
  