Name: Methanocella conradii Lü and Lu 2012

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: con.rad’i.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. conradii, named after Ralf Conrad, who has pioneered the studies on RC-I methanogens in environmental samples

Gender: feminine

Type strain: CGMCC 1.5162; DSM 24694; HZ254; JCM 17849

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: JN048683 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Lu Z, Lu Y. Methanocella conradii sp. nov., a thermophilic, obligate hydrogenotrophic methanogen, isolated from Chinese rice field soil. PLoS One 2012; 7:e35279.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 146. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:1443-1445.

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 7 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Methanocella Sakai et al. 2008

Assigned by: Lu Z, Lu Y. Methanocella conradii sp. nov., a thermophilic, obligate hydrogenotrophic methanogen, isolated from Chinese rice field soil. PLoS One 2012; 7:e35279.

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Record number: 789843