Methanoplasma gen. nov.
Submitted by Protasov, Evgenii
Genus Methanoplasma
- Etymology
- [Me.tha.no.plas'ma] N.L. neut. n. methanum, methane; Gr. neut. n. plasma, something formed or molded, figure, image; N.L. neut. n. Methanoplasma, a methane-producing form.
- Nomenclatural type
- Species Methanoplasma termitumTs
- Description
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The genus is defined by relative evolutionary divergence (RED) and phylogenomic analysis as a monophyletic group. Strictly anaerobic and chemoheterotrophic. Cells are cocci occurring singly. Cells does not have cell wall. No characteristic fluorescence of methanogens under UV light due to lack of F420. Utilize methanol or methylamines only in combination with H2 as substrates for methanogenesis.
- Classification
- Archaea » “Euryarchaeota” » Thermoplasmata » Methanomassiliicoccales » Methanomethylophilaceae » Methanoplasma
- References
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Effective publication:
Lang et al., 2015 [1]
- Registry URL
- https://seqco.de/i:32483
Species Methanoplasma termitumTs
- Etymology
- [ter'mi.tum] L. gen. pl. n. termitum, a woodworm, a termite
- Nomenclatural type
- NCBI Assembly: GCF_000800805.1 Ts
- Description
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The species identified by metagenomic analyses. Cells are cocci with a diameter of 0.5–0.8 µm. No cell wall. No autofluorescence under UV light due to lack of cofactor F420. Utilize only H2 + methanol or H2 + monomethylamine as substrates for methanogenesis. Require yeast extract, coenzyme M, and vitamins for growth. Species identified by physiological and genomic analyses of a highly enriched culture. The G+C content of the type genome is 49.2 mol%, and the genome size is 1.48 Mbp.
- Classification
- Archaea » “Euryarchaeota” » Thermoplasmata » Methanomassiliicoccales » Methanomethylophilaceae » Methanoplasma » Methanoplasma termitumTs
- References
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Effective publication:
Lang et al., 2015 [1]
- Registry URL
- https://seqco.de/i:46
References
- Lang et al. (2015). New Mode of Energy Metabolism in the Seventh Order of Methanogens as Revealed by Comparative Genome Analysis of “Candidatus Methanoplasma termitum”. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. DOI:10.1128/aem.03389-14
Register List Certificate of Validation
On behalf of the Committee on the Systematics of Prokaryotes Described from Sequence Data (SeqCode Committee), we hereby certify that the Register List seqco.de/r:bmcmeuab submitted by Protasov, Evgenii and including 2 new names has been successfully validated.
Date of Priority:
2024-01-23 09:08 UTC
DOI: 10.57973/seqcode.r:bmcmeuab
