Name: Methylosarcina quisquiliarum Wise et al. 2001

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: quis.qui.li.a’rum. L. gen. fem. pl. n. quisquiliarum, of rubbish, trash, etc., denoting strains that were isolated from a landfill site

Gender: feminine

Type strain: AML-D4; ATCC 700908; DSM 13737

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16S rRNA gene: AF177297 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Wise MG, McArthur JV, Shimkets LJ. Methylosarcina fibrata gen. nov., sp. nov. and Methylosarcina quisquiliarum sp.nov., novel type 1 methanotrophs. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:611-621. 🇺🇸

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 51, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:795-796.

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: Methylosarcina Wise et al. 2001

Assigned by: Wise MG, McArthur JV, Shimkets LJ. Methylosarcina fibrata gen. nov., sp. nov. and Methylosarcina quisquiliarum sp.nov., novel type 1 methanotrophs. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:611-621. 🇺🇸

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Record number: 778011