Name: Methanocorpusculum aggregans (Ollivier et al. 1985) Xun et al. 1989

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Methanogenium aggregans Ollivier et al. 1985

Etymology: ag’gre.gans. L. part. adj. aggregans, assembling, aggregating

Gender: neuter

Type strain: DSM 3027; MSt; OGC 21

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16S rRNA gene: HG794418 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Xun L, Boone DR, Mah RA. Deoxyribonucleic acid hybridization study of Methanogenium and Methanocorpusculum species, emendation of the genus Methanocorpusculum, and transfer of Methanogenium aggregans to the genus Methanocorpusculum as Methanocorpusculum aggregans comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1989; 39:109-111.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Methanocorpusculum parvum Zellner et al. 1988	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Methanogenium aggregans Ollivier et al. 1985	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ⏰ According to Boone et al. (2001), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Methanocorpusculum parvum Zellner et al. 1988. Publication: Chong SG, Boone DR. Genus I. Methanocorpusculum Zellner, Alten, Stackebrandt, Conway de Macario and Winter 1988, 136VP (Effective publication Zellner, Alten, Stackebrandt, Conway de Macario and Winter 1987, 18) emend. Xun, Boone and Mah 1989, 110. In: Boone DR, Castenholz RW, Garrity GM (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, second edition, vol. 1 (The Archaea and the deeply branching and phototrophic Bacteria), Springer-Verlag, New York, 2001, p. 262-264.
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Methanocorpusculum Zellner et al. 1988

Assigned by: Xun L, Boone DR, Mah RA. Deoxyribonucleic acid hybridization study of Methanogenium and Methanocorpusculum species, emendation of the genus Methanocorpusculum, and transfer of Methanogenium aggregans to the genus Methanocorpusculum as Methanocorpusculum aggregans comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1989; 39:109-111.

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