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Species Methylosphaera hansonii
Name: Methylosphaera hansonii Bowman et al. 1998
Etymology: han.so’ni.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. hansonii, of Hanson, named after American microbiologist R.S. Hanson
Pronunciation, gender: han-SO-ni-i, feminine
Type strain: ACAM 549; AM6
16S rRNA gene:
U67929
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Bowman JP, McCammon SA, Skerrat JH. Methylosphaera hansonii gen. nov., sp. nov., a psychrophilic, group I methanotroph from Antarctic marine-salinity, meromictic lakes. Microbiology (Reading) 1997; 143:1451-1459. 
IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Validation list no. 64. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1998; 48:327-328.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Notes:
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Methylosphaera Bowman et al. 1998.
Publication:
Bowman JP, McCammon SA, Skerrat JH. Methylosphaera hansonii gen. nov., sp. nov., a psychrophilic, group I methanotroph from Antarctic marine-salinity, meromictic lakes. Microbiology (Reading) 1997; 143:1451-1459.
- 😷 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 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.
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Methylosphaera Bowman et al. 1998.
Publication:
Bowman JP, McCammon SA, Skerrat JH. Methylosphaera hansonii gen. nov., sp. nov., a psychrophilic, group I methanotroph from Antarctic marine-salinity, meromictic lakes. Microbiology (Reading) 1997; 143:1451-1459.
Parent taxon: Methylosphaera Bowman et al. 1998
Assigned by:
Bowman JP, McCammon SA, Skerrat JH. Methylosphaera hansonii gen. nov., sp. nov., a psychrophilic, group I methanotroph from Antarctic marine-salinity, meromictic lakes. Microbiology (Reading) 1997; 143:1451-1459.
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Record number: 784258
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