Name: Methanolobus chelungpuianus Wu and Lai 2015

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: che.lung.pu.i.a’nus. N.L. masc. adj. chelungpuianus, Chelungpu fault, the place of isolation

Pronunciation, gender: k^he-lun͡g-pu-i-A-nus, masculine

Type strain: BCRC AR10030; DSM 19953; JCM 15159; St545Mb

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: EU293796 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Wu SY, Lai MC. Methanogenic archaea isolated from Taiwan's Chelungpu fault. Appl Environ Microbiol 2011; 77:830-838.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 161. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:1-4.

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 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Methanolobus König and Stetter 1983

Assigned by: Wu SY, Lai MC. Methanogenic archaea isolated from Taiwan's Chelungpu fault. Appl Environ Microbiol 2011; 77:830-838.

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Record number: 792097