Name: Megasphaera micronuciformis Marchandin et al. 2003
Etymology: mic.ro.nu.ci.for’mis. N.L. masc. adj. micros, small [probably better: micrus]; L. gen. fem. n. nuci, of a nut; L. masc./fem. adj. suff. -formis, shape or form; N.L. masc./fem. adj. micronuciformis, small walnut-shaped, referring to the morphology of bacterial cells and cell surface
Type strain: AIP 412.00; CCUG 45952; CIP 107280; DSM 17226; NCTC 13871
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16S rRNA gene: AF473834 Analyse FASTA
Valid publication: Marchandin H, Jumas-Bilak E, Gay B, Teyssier C, Jean-Pierre H, de Buochberg MS, Carriere C, Carlier JP. Phylogenetic analysis of some Sporomusa sub-branch members isolated from human clinical specimens: description of Megasphaera micronuciformis sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:547-553.
IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 53, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:939-940.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
Parent taxon: Megasphaera Rogosa 1971 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by: Marchandin H, Jumas-Bilak E, Gay B, Teyssier C, Jean-Pierre H, de Buochberg MS, Carriere C, Carlier JP. Phylogenetic analysis of some Sporomusa sub-branch members isolated from human clinical specimens: description of Megasphaera micronuciformis sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:547-553.
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Record number: 777747