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Species Methanobacterium espanolae
Name: Methanobacterium espanolae Patel et al. 1990
Etymology: es.pa.no.lae. N.L. gen. fem. n. espanolae, of Espanola, Ontario, Canada
Type strain: DSM 5982; GP9; NBRC 105228; NRC 5912; OCM 178
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16S rRNA gene:
AF095260
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Patel GB, Sprott GD, Fein JE. Isolation and characterization of Methanobacterium espanolae sp. nov., a mesophilic, moderately acidiphilic methanogen. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1990; 40:12-18. 
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Notes:
- 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — 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 4 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
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🧍 The epithet espanolae has been corrected to espanolense in the volume one of the second edition of the Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology (published on 2001). However, since November 2000, such a correction is not allowed by Rule 61.
Publication:
De Vos P, Trüper HG. Judicial Commission of the International Committee on Systematic Bacteriology. IXth International (IUMS) Congress of Bacteriology and Applied Microbiology. Minutes of the meetings, 14, 15 and 18 August 1999, Sydney, Australia. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 2000; 50:2239-2244.
Parent taxon: Methanobacterium Kluyver and van Niel 1936 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Patel GB, Sprott GD, Fein JE. Isolation and characterization of Methanobacterium espanolae sp. nov., a mesophilic, moderately acidiphilic methanogen. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1990; 40:12-18.
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Record number: 777794
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