Name: Methanofollis aquaemaris Lai and Chen 2001

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: a.quae’ma.ris. L. gen. fem. n. aquae, of water; L. gen. neut. n. maris, of the sea; N.L. gen. fem. n. aquaemaris, of sea water

Pronunciation, gender: a-KWA͡E-ma-ris, masculine

Type strain: BCRC 16166; CCRC 16166; DSM 14661; N2F9704; OCM 746

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16S rRNA gene: AF262035 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Lai MC, Chen SC. Methanofollis aquaemaris sp. nov., a methanogen isolated from an aquaculture fish pond. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:1873-1880.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 51, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:1947-1948.

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. — 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 4 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Methanofollis Zellner et al. 1999

Assigned by: Lai MC, Chen SC. Methanofollis aquaemaris sp. nov., a methanogen isolated from an aquaculture fish pond. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:1873-1880.

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Record number: 777876