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.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2024-03-28.

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