Name: Methanocorpusculum labreanum Zhao et al. 1989

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: la.bre.a’num. N.L. neut. adj. labreanum, pertaining to La Brea, isolated from surface sediments of the La Brea Tar Pits, Los Angeles, California

Gender: neuter

Type strain: ATCC 43576; DSM 4855; OCM 1; OGC 1; Z

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16S rRNA gene: AF095267 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Zhao Y, Boone DR, Mah RA, Boone JE, Xun L. Isolation and characterization of Methanocorpusculum labreanum sp. nov. from the LaBrea Tar Pits. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1989; 39:10-13.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 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 13 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.

Parent taxon: Methanocorpusculum Zellner et al. 1988

Assigned by: Zhao Y, Boone DR, Mah RA, Boone JE, Xun L. Isolation and characterization of Methanocorpusculum labreanum sp. nov. from the LaBrea Tar Pits. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1989; 39:10-13.

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Record number: 777863