Name: Methanomethylovorans uponensis Cha et al. 2014

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: u.po.nen’sis. N.L. fem. adj. uponensis, of or belonging to the Upo wetland in Republic of Korea

Pronunciation, gender: u-po-NEN-sis, feminine

Type strain: DSM 27305; EK1; JCM 19217; KCTC 4119; NBRC 109636

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16S rRNA gene: KC876048 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Cha IT, Min UG, Kim SJ, Yim KJ, Roh SW, Rhee SK. Methanomethylovorans uponensis sp. nov., a methylotrophic methanogen isolated from wetland sediment. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2013; 104:1005-1012. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 156. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:693-696.

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 3 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Methanomethylovorans Lomans et al. 2004

Assigned by: Cha IT, Min UG, Kim SJ, Yim KJ, Roh SW, Rhee SK. Methanomethylovorans uponensis sp. nov., a methylotrophic methanogen isolated from wetland sediment. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2013; 104:1005-1012. 🇰🇷

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Record number: 791585