Name: Megasphaera cerevisiae Engelmann and Weiss 1986
Etymology: ce.re.vi’si.ae. L. fem. n. cerevisia, beer; L. gen. fem. n. cerevisiae, of beer
Type strain: ATCC 43254; DSM 20462; JCM 6130; PAT 1
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16S rRNA gene: AB609706 Analyse FASTA
Effective publication: Engelmann U, Weiss N. Megasphaera cerevisiae sp. nov.: a new gram-negative obligately anaerobic coccus isolated from spoiled beer. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1985; 6:287-290.
IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 20. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1986; 36:354-356.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
Parent taxon: Megasphaera Rogosa 1971 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by: Engelmann U, Weiss N. Megasphaera cerevisiae sp. nov.: a new gram-negative obligately anaerobic coccus isolated from spoiled beer. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1985; 6:287-290.
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Record number: 777745