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Species Methanocaldococcus lauensis
Name: Methanocaldococcus lauensis L'Haridon et al. 2023
Etymology: lau.en’sis. N.L. masc. adj. lauensis, of or pertaining to Lau, referring to the deep-sea vents in the Lau basin in the south-western Pacific Ocean, from which the type strain was isolated
Pronunciation, gender: la͡u-EN-sis, masculine
Type strain: DSM 109608; JCM 39049; SG 7
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
MK602649
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
L'Haridon S, Goulaouic S, St John E, Fouteau S, Reysenbach AL. Methanocaldococcus lauensis sp. nov., a novel deep-sea hydrothermal vent hyperthermophilic methanogen. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5646. 
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 73, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5835.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
Parent taxon: Methanocaldococcus Whitman 2002
Assigned by:
L'Haridon S, Goulaouic S, St John E, Fouteau S, Reysenbach AL. Methanocaldococcus lauensis sp. nov., a novel deep-sea hydrothermal vent hyperthermophilic methanogen. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5646.
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Record number: 36087
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