Genus Methanosphaerula
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 1
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).
Methanosphaerula Cadillo-Quiroz et al. 2009, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Methanosphaerula palustris Cadillo-Quiroz et al. 2009.
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. sphaerula, a small sphere; N.L. fem. n. Methanosphaerula, small spherical methane-producer.
Valid publication: CADILLO-QUIROZ (H.), YAVITT (J.B.) and ZINDER (S.H.): Methanosphaerula palustris gen. nov., sp. nov., a hydrogenotrophic methanogen isolated from a minerotrophic fen peatland. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, 928-935.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Methanosphaerula palustris Cadillo-Quiroz et al. 2009, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) E1-9c = ATCC BAA-1565 = DSM 19958.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: EU156000.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. palustris, marshy, swampy or muddy, living in marshes.
Valid publication: CADILLO-QUIROZ (H.), YAVITT (J.B.) and ZINDER (S.H.): Methanosphaerula palustris gen. nov., sp. nov., a hydrogenotrophic methanogen isolated from a minerotrophic fen peatland. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, 928-935.
Original article in IJSEM Online