Name: Methanoregula formicica Yashiro et al. 2011

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: for.mi.ci.ca. N.L. neut. n. acidum formicum, formic acid; L. fem. adj. suff. -ica, suffix used with the sense of pertaining to; N.L. fem. adj. formicica, pertaining to formic acid, referring to the ability of the type strain to utilize formate

Gender: feminine

Type strain: DSM 22288; NBRC 105244; SMSP

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB479390 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Yashiro Y, Sakai S, Ehara M, Miyazaki M, Yamaguchi T, Imachi H. Methanoregula formicica sp. nov., a methane-producing archaeon isolated from methanogenic sludge. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:53-59.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 61, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:701-702.

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.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 3 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Methanoregula Bräuer et al. 2011

Assigned by: Yashiro Y, Sakai S, Ehara M, Miyazaki M, Yamaguchi T, Imachi H. Methanoregula formicica sp. nov., a methane-producing archaeon isolated from methanogenic sludge. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:53-59.

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Record number: 788994