Genus Methanosphaera
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 2
Number of subspecies, including synonyms, cited in this file: 0
Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").
For a detailed description of this taxon see Bergey’s Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria (BMSAB).
Methanosphaera Miller and Wolin 1985, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Methanosphaera stadtmanae Miller and Wolin 1985.
Etymology: N.L. n. methanum [from French n. méth(yle) and chemical suffix -ane], methane; N.L. pref. methano-, pertaining to methane; L. fem. n. sphaera, a sphere; N.L. fem. n. Methanosphaera, methane-producing sphere.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 19. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1985, 35, 535.
Effective publication: MILLER (T.L.) and WOLIN (M.J.): Methanosphaera stadtmaniae gen. nov., sp. nov.: a species that forms methane by reducing methanol with hydrogen. Arch. Microbiol. 1985, 141, 116-122.
Validation List no. 19 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Methanosphaera cuniculi Biavati et al. 1990, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) 1R7 = DSM 4103 = OCM 183.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: HE582783.
Etymology: L. gen. n. cuniculi, of the rabbit.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 35. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1990, 40, 470-471.
Effective publication: BIAVATI (B.), VASTA (M.) and FERRY (J.G.): Isolation and characterization of "Methanosphaera cuniculi" sp. nov. Appl. Environ. Microbiol., 1988, 54, 768-771.
Validation List no. 35 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Methanosphaera stadtmanae Miller and Wolin 1985, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) MCB-3 = ATCC 43021= DSM 3091 = JCM 11832 = OCM 149.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: CP000102.
Etymology: N.L. gen. fem. n. stadtmanae, of Stadtman; named in honor of T.C. Stadtman for her important contributions to the microbiology and biochemistry of methanogenesis.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 19. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1985, 35, 535.
Effective publication: MILLER (T.L.) and WOLIN (M.J.): Methanosphaera stadtmaniae gen. nov., sp. nov.: a species that forms methane by reducing methanol with hydrogen. Arch. Microbiol. 1985, 141, 116-122.
Validation List no. 19 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online