Name: Methanospirillum lacunae Iino et al. 2010

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: la.cu’nae. L. fem. n. lacuna, pond; L. gen. fem. n. lacunae, of a pond

Pronunciation, gender: la-KU-na͡e, neuter

Type strain: DSM 22751; JCM 16384; Ki8-1; NBRC 104920

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16S rRNA gene: AB517986 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Iino T, Mori K, Suzuki K. Methanospirillum lacunae sp. nov., a methane-producing archaeon isolated from a puddly soil, and emended descriptions of the genus Methanospirillum and Methanospirillum hungatei. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:2563-2566.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 60, part 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:221-222.

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: Methanospirillum Ferry et al. 1974 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Iino T, Mori K, Suzuki K. Methanospirillum lacunae sp. nov., a methane-producing archaeon isolated from a puddly soil, and emended descriptions of the genus Methanospirillum and Methanospirillum hungatei. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:2563-2566.

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Record number: 788879