Name: Oligosphaera ethanolica Qiu et al. 2013

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: e.tha.no’li.ca. N.L. neut. n. ethanol, ethanol; L. fem. adj. suff. -ica, suffix used with the sense of pertaining to; N.L. fem. adj. ethanolica, belonging to ethanol, referring to ethanol, which is produced by the species

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: o-li-go-SP^HA͡E-ra e-t^ha-NO-li-ka, feminine

Type strain: 8KG-4; CGMCC 1.5160; DSM 24202; JCM 17152

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16S rRNA gene: AB558581 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Qiu YL, Muramatsu M, Hanada S, Kamagata Y, Guo RB, Sekiguchi Y. Oligosphaera ethanolica gen. nov., sp. nov., an anaerobic, carbohydrate-fermenting bacterium isolated from methanogenic sludge, and description of Oligosphaeria classis nov. in the phylum Lentisphaerae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:533-539. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 63, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:1581-1583.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Oligosphaera Qiu et al. 2013. Publication: Qiu YL, Muramatsu M, Hanada S, Kamagata Y, Guo RB, Sekiguchi Y. Oligosphaera ethanolica gen. nov., sp. nov., an anaerobic, carbohydrate-fermenting bacterium isolated from methanogenic sludge, and description of Oligosphaeria classis nov. in the phylum Lentisphaerae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:533-539. 🇯🇵
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. 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 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Oligosphaera Qiu et al. 2013

Assigned by: Qiu YL, Muramatsu M, Hanada S, Kamagata Y, Guo RB, Sekiguchi Y. Oligosphaera ethanolica gen. nov., sp. nov., an anaerobic, carbohydrate-fermenting bacterium isolated from methanogenic sludge, and description of Oligosphaeria classis nov. in the phylum Lentisphaerae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:533-539. 🇯🇵

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