Name: Megasphaera indica Lanjekar et al. 2014

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: in’di.ca. L. fem. adj. indica, pertaining to India, where the organism was isolated

Gender: feminine

Type strain: DSM 25563; MCC 2481; NMBHI-10

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16S rRNA gene: HM990965 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Lanjekar VB, Marathe NP, Ramana VV, Shouche YS, Ranade DR. Megasphaera indica sp. nov., an obligate anaerobic bacteria isolated from human faeces. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:2250-2256.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 64, part 7 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:3333-3334.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 2 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.

Parent taxon: Megasphaera Rogosa 1971 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Lanjekar VB, Marathe NP, Ramana VV, Shouche YS, Ranade DR. Megasphaera indica sp. nov., an obligate anaerobic bacteria isolated from human faeces. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:2250-2256.

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Record number: 791969