Name: Methanosarcina subterranea Shimizu et al. 2015

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: sub.ter.ra’ne.a. L. fem. adj. subterranea, underground, below the earth surface, from where the strain was isolated

Pronunciation, gender: sub-ter-RA-ne-a, feminine

Type strain: DSM 22503; HC-2; JCM 15540; NBRC 102578

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16S rRNA gene: AB288264 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Shimizu S, Ueno A, Naganuma T, Kaneko K. Methanosarcina subterranea sp. nov., a methanogenic archaeon isolated from a deep subsurface diatomaceous shale formation. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:1167-1171.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 65, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:2026-2027.

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: Methanosarcina Kluyver and van Niel 1936 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Shimizu S, Ueno A, Naganuma T, Kaneko K. Methanosarcina subterranea sp. nov., a methanogenic archaeon isolated from a deep subsurface diatomaceous shale formation. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:1167-1171.

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Record number: 792679