Name: Methanocalculus taiwanensis Lai et al. 2002

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: tai.wa.nen’sis. N.L. masc. adj. taiwanensis, of Taiwan, indicating the source of the type strain

Gender: masculine

Type strain: BCRC 16182; CCRC 16182; DSM 14648; DSM 14663; OCM 671; P2F9704a

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16S rRNA gene: AF172443 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Lai MC, Chen SC, Shu CM, Chiou MS, Wang CC, Chuang MJ, Hong TY, Liu CC, Lai LJ, Hua JJ. Methanocalculus taiwanensis sp. nov., isolated from an estuarine environment. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:1799-1806.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 52, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:3-5.

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 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Methanocalculus Ollivier et al. 1998

Assigned by: Lai MC, Chen SC, Shu CM, Chiou MS, Wang CC, Chuang MJ, Hong TY, Liu CC, Lai LJ, Hua JJ. Methanocalculus taiwanensis sp. nov., isolated from an estuarine environment. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:1799-1806.

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Record number: 777834