Name: Methanocaldococcus lauensis L'Haridon et al. 2023

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

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 (Latin), gender: me-t^ha-no-kal-do-KOK-kus la͡u-EN-sis, masculine

Type strain: DSM 109608; JCM 39049; SG 7

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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

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: 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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