Name: Methanocalculus natronophilus Zhilina et al. 2014

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: na.tro.no.phi’lus. N.L. masc. adj. natronophilus, liking soda

Gender: masculine

Type strain: DSM 25006; VKM B-2765; Z-7105

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16S rRNA gene: JX966306 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Zhilina TN, Zavarzina DG, Kevbrin VV, Kolganov TV. [Methanocalculus natronophilus sp. nov., a new alkaliphilic hydrogenotrophic methanogenic archaeon from a soda lake, and proposal of the new family Methanocalculaceae]. Mikrobiologiia 2013; 82:681-690.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 156. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:693-696.

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.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 2 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.

Parent taxon: Methanocalculus Ollivier et al. 1998

Assigned by: Zhilina TN, Zavarzina DG, Kevbrin VV, Kolganov TV. [Methanocalculus natronophilus sp. nov., a new alkaliphilic hydrogenotrophic methanogenic archaeon from a soda lake, and proposal of the new family Methanocalculaceae]. Mikrobiologiia 2013; 82:681-690.

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Record number: 791584