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Name: Methanobacterium arcticum Shcherbakova et al. 2011

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: arc’ti.cum. L. neut. adj. arcticum, northern, arctic, from the Arctic, referring to the isolation of the type strain from Arctic permafrost

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: me-tha-no-bak-TE-ri-um ARK-ti-kum, neuter

Type strain: DSM 19844; M2; VKM B-2371

16S rRNA gene: DQ517520 Analysetree FASTA download

Valid publication: Shcherbakova V, Rivkina E, Pecheritsyna S, Laurinavichius K, Suzina N, Gilichinsky D. Methanobacterium arcticum sp. nov., a methanogenic archaeon from Holocene Arctic permafrost. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:144-147. 🇷🇺

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 61, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:701-702.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

  • Notes:
    • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. 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 1 time in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Methanobacterium Kluyver and van Niel 1936 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Shcherbakova V, Rivkina E, Pecheritsyna S, Laurinavichius K, Suzina N, Gilichinsky D. Methanobacterium arcticum sp. nov., a methanogenic archaeon from Holocene Arctic permafrost. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:144-147. 🇷🇺

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Record number: 788990