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Methanosarcina mazei

Taxonomy ID: 2209 (for references in articles please use NCBI:txid2209)
current name
Methanosarcina mazei (Barker 1936) Mah and Kuhn 1986
type strain of Methanosarcina mazei: DSM:2053, OCM:26, VKM:B-1636, personal::S-6
homotypic synonym:
Methanococcus mazei
includes:
Methanosarcina sp. MT
NCBI BLAST name: euryarchaeotes
Rank: species
Genetic code: Translation table 11 (Bacterial, Archaeal and Plant Plastid)
Other names:
heterotypic synonym
Methanosarcina frisius
heterotypic synonym
Methanosarcina mazeii
heterotypic synonym
Methanococcus frisius Blotevogel et al. 1986
type strain of Methanococcus frisius: ATCC:43340, personal::C 16, DSM:3318
heterotypic synonym
Methanosarcina frisia (Blotevogel et al. 1986) Blotevogel and Fischer 1989
Lineage( full )
cellular organisms; Archaea; Euryarchaeota; Stenosarchaea group; Methanomicrobia; Methanosarcinales; Methanosarcinaceae; Methanosarcina
   Entrez records   
Database name Subtree links Direct links Links from type
Nucleotide 23,030 22,494 22
Protein 253,632 225,920 -
Structure 190 70 -
Genome 1 1 -
Popset 13 13 -
Conserved Domains 1 - -
GEO Datasets 13 - -
PubMed Central 1,489 1,489 -
Gene 38,781 11,198 -
SRA Experiments 284 269 -
Protein Clusters 1,696 1,696 -
Identical Protein Groups 31,456 28,205 -
BioProject 30 16 -
BioSample 202 152 14
Assembly 82 73 -
PubChem BioAssay 1 1 -
Taxonomy 10 1 -

Comments and References:

Methanosarcina mazeii
Rule 61 of the 1990 version of the code states that orthographic errors can be corrected without affecting the validity or original date of publication. The 'mazeii' spelling is consistent with the codes's recommendations for orthography.-- David R. Boone, Professor of Environmental Microbiology Oregon Graduate Institute, Portland
Barker HA (1936)
Barker, H.A. "Studies upon the methane-producing bacteria." Arch. Mikrobiol. (1936) 7:420-438. [No PubMed record available.]
Blotvogel KH & Fischer U (1989)
Blotevogel, K.H., and Fischer, U. "Transfer of Methanococcus frisius to the genus Methanosarcina as Methanosarcina frisia comb. nov." Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. (1989) 39:91-92. [No PubMed record available.]
Blotevogel KH et al. (1986)
Blotevogel, K.H., Fischer, U., and Lupkes, K.H. "Methanococcus frisius sp. nov., a new methylotrophic marine methanogen." Can. J. Microbiol. (1986) 32:127-131. [No PubMed record available.]
JUDICIAL OPINION 62 (1986)
Judicial Commision of the International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes: "Transfer of the type species of the genus Methanococcus to the genus Methanosarcina as Methanosarcina mazei (Barker 1936) comb. nov. et emend. Mah and Kuhn 1984 and conservation of the genus Methanococcus (Approved Lists, 1980) emend. Mah and Kuhn 1984 with Methanococcus vannielii (Approved Lists, 1980) as the type species." Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. (1986) 36:491. [No PubMed record available.]
Maestrojuan GM et al. (1992)
Maestrojuan, G.M., Boone, J.E., Mah, R.A., Menaia, J.A.G.F., Sachs, M.S., and Boone, D.R. "Taxonomy and halotolerance of mesophilic Methanosarcina strains, assignment of strains to species, and synonymy of Methanosarcina mazei and Methanosarcina frisia."Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. (1992) 42:561-567. [No PubMed record available.]
Mah RA & Kuhn DA (1984)
Mah, R.A., and Kuhn, D.A. "Transfer of the type species of the genus Methanococcus to the genus Methanosarcina naming it Methanosarcina mazei (Barker 1936) comb. nov. et emend. and conservation of the genus Methanococcus (Approved Lists, 1980) with Methanococcus vannielii (Approved Lists, 1980) as the type species. Request for an opinion." Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. (1984) 34:263-265. [No PubMed record available.]
Simankova MV et al. (2003)
Simankova, M.V., Kotsyurbenko, O.R., Lueders, T., Nozhevnikova, A.N., Wagner, B., Conrad, R., and Friedrich, M.W. "Isolation and characterization of new strains of methanogens from cold terrestrial habitats." Syst. Appl. Microbiol. (2003) 26:312-318.
Skerman VBD et al. (1980) (Methanococcus mazei)
Skerman, V.B.D., McGowan, V., and Sneath, P.H.A. (editors): "Approved lists of bacterial names." Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. (1980) 30:225-420.[No PubMed record available.]
VALIDATION LIST No. 22 (1986) (Methanococcus frisius)
VALIDATION LIST No. 22. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. (1986) 36:573-576.
Wayne LG (1986)
Wayne, L.G. "Actions of the Judicial Commission of the International Committee on Systematic Bacteriology on requests for opinions published in1983 and 1984." Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. (1986) 36:357-358. [No PubMed record available.]

External Information Resources (NCBI LinkOut)

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Methanosarcina mazei meta-databases BacDive
Methanosarcina frisia (Blotevogel et al. 1986) Blotevogel and Fischer 1989 taxonomy/phylogenetic Encyclopedia of life
Methanosarcina mazei culture/stock collections Global Catalogue of Microorganisms
57 records from this provider organism-specific Integrated Microbial Genomes
Methanosarcina mazei (Barker, 1936) Mah & Kuhn, 1986 taxonomy/phylogenetic Ocean Biogeographic Information System
Methanosarcina mazei | SeqCode Registry taxonomy/phylogenetic SeqCode Registry
Methanosarcina mazei (Barker, 1936) Mah & Kuhn, 1986 taxonomy/phylogenetic World Register of Marine Species
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Reference: How to cite this resource - Schoch CL, et al. NCBI Taxonomy: a comprehensive update on curation, resources and tools. Database (Oxford). 2020: baaa062. PubMed: 32761142 PMC: PMC7408187.


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