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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
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 » Methanobacteriota » Thermoplasmata » Methanomassiliicoccales » Methanomethylophilaceae » Methanoplasma
References
Effective publication: Lang et al., 2015 [1]

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
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 » Methanobacteriota » Thermoplasmata » Methanomassiliicoccales » Methanomethylophilaceae » Methanoplasma » Methanoplasma termitumTs
References
Effective publication: Lang et al., 2015 [1]
Registry URL
https://seqco.de/i:46

References

  1. 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