Name: Methanocalculus taiwanensis Lai et al. 2002

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: tai.wa.nen’sis. N.L. masc./fem. adj. taiwanensis, of Taiwan, indicating the source of the type strain

Gender: masculine

Type strain: BCRC 16182; CCRC 16182; DSM 14648; DSM 14663; OCM 671; P2F9704a

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AF172443 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Lai MC, Chen SC, Shu CM, Chiou MS, Wang CC, Chuang MJ, Hong TY, Liu CC, Lai LJ, Hua JJ. Methanocalculus taiwanensis sp. nov., isolated from an estuarine environment. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:1799-1806.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 52, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:3-5.

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 3 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Methanocalculus Ollivier et al. 1998

Assigned by: Lai MC, Chen SC, Shu CM, Chiou MS, Wang CC, Chuang MJ, Hong TY, Liu CC, Lai LJ, Hua JJ. Methanocalculus taiwanensis sp. nov., isolated from an estuarine environment. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:1799-1806.

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Record number: 777834