Name: Methanosarcina thermophila Zinder et al. 1985

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ther.mo’phi.la. Gr. fem. adj. thermê, heat; N.L. fem. adj. suff. -phila, friend, loving; from Gr. fem. adj. philê, loving; N.L. fem. adj. thermophila, heat loving

Gender: feminine

Type strain: ATCC 43570; DSM 1825; OCM 12; TM-1

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16S rRNA gene: AB973357 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Zinder SH, Sowers KR, Ferry JG. Methanosarcina thermophila sp. nov., a thermophilic, acetotrophic, methane-producing bacterium. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1985; 35:522-523.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 191 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.

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

Assigned by: Zinder SH, Sowers KR, Ferry JG. Methanosarcina thermophila sp. nov., a thermophilic, acetotrophic, methane-producing bacterium. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1985; 35:522-523.

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Record number: 777936