Name: Methanofollis formosanus Wu et al. 2005

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: for.mo.sa’nus. N.L. masc. adj. formosanus, pertaining to Formosa, of Formosa, the beautiful island of Taiwan

Pronunciation, gender: for-mo-SA-nus, masculine

Type strain: DSM 15483; ML15; OCM 789

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16S rRNA gene: AY186542 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Wu SY, Chen SC, Lai MC. Methanofollis formosanus sp. nov., isolated from a fish pond. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:837-842.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 55, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:1399-1402.

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: Wu SY, Chen SC, Lai MC. Methanofollis formosanus sp. nov., isolated from a fish pond. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:837-842.

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Record number: 777877