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Entrez PubMed Nucleotide Protein Genome Structure PMC Taxonomy BioCollections
   
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Database name Direct links Subtree links Links from type
BioProject 12 14 -
BioSample 63 66 -
Gene 2,170 4,344 -
Identical Protein Groups 24,753 26,692 -
Nucleotide 3,042 3,163 125
PMC 125 125 -
Protein 29,191 31,309 -
SRA 9 10 -
Taxonomy 3 3 -

Megamonas hypermegale

Taxonomy ID: 158847 (for references in articles please use ncbitaxon:158847)
current name
Megamonas hypermegale  corrig. (Harrison and Hansen 1963) Shah and Collins 1983
basionym:
Bacteroides hypermegas  Harrison and Hansen 1963 (Approved Lists 1980)
type strain of Bacteroides hypermegas: ATCC : 25560 , CCUG : 5856 , DSM : 1672 , BCCM/LMG : 3890 , NCTC : 10570
homotypic synonym:
"Sphaerophorus hypermegas"  (Harrison and Hansen 1963) Prevot 1966 , effective name  1)
Megamonas hypermegas (Harrison and Hansen 1963) Shah and Collins 1983
NCBI BLAST name: firmicutes
Rank: species
Genetic code: Translation table 11 (Bacterial, Archaeal and Plant Plastid)
Lineage(full)
cellular organisms; Bacteria; Bacillati; Bacillota; Negativicutes; Selenomonadales; Selenomonadaceae; Megamonas

Notes:

Comments and References:

Cato EP & Barnes EM (1976)
Cato, E.P., and Barnes, E.M. "Designation of the neotype strain of Bacteroides hypermegas, Harrison and Hansen" Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. (1976) 26:494-497. [No PubMed record available.]
Euzeby JP (1998b) (reference relating to orthographic change)
Euzeby, J.P. "Taxonomic note: necessary correction of specific and subspecific epithets according to Rules 12c and 13b of the International Code of Nomenclature of Bacteria (1990 Revision)." Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. (1998) 48:1073-1075. [No PubMed record available.]
Harrison AP & Hansen PA (1963)
Harrison, A.P. Jr., and Hansen, P.A. "Bacteroides hypermegas nov. spec." Antonie van Leeuwenhoek J. Microbiol. Serol. (1963) 29:22-28. [No PubMed record available.]
Prevot AR (1966)
Prevot, A.R. Manual for the classification and determination of the anaerobic bacteria. 1st Amer. Ed., transl. by V. Fredette. (1966) Lea and Febiger, Philadelphia. [No PubMed record available.]
Shah HN & Collins MD (1982b)
Shah, H.N., and Collins, M.D. "Reclassification of Bacteroides hypermegas (Harrison and Hansen) in a new genus Megamonas, as Megamonas hypermegas comb. nov." Zentralbl. Bakteriol. Parasitenkd. Infektionskr. Hyg. Abt. 1 Orig. (1982) C3:394-398. [No PubMedrecord available.]
Skerman VBD et al. (1980) (Bacteroides hypermegas)
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.
VALIDATION LIST No. 10 (1983) (Megamonas hypermegas)
VALIDATION LIST No. 10. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. (1983) 33:438-440.

External Information Resources (NCBI LinkOut)

LinkOut Subject LinkOut Provider
Megamonas hypermegale type strain (BD-ID 17125) meta-databases BacDive
Megamonas hypermegale NCTC10570 organism-specific BioCyc
Megamonas hypermegale NCTC10570 organism-specific BioCyc
Megamonas hypermegale NCTC10570 organism-specific BioCyc
Megamonas hypermegale corrig. (Harrison and Hansen 1963) Shah and Collins, 1983 taxonomy/phylogenetic Encyclopedia of life
GOLD: 6 Organisms organism-specific Genomes On Line Database
Megamonas hypermegale culture/stock collections Global Catalogue of Microorganisms
2811995145: Megamonas hypermegale An288 organism-specific Integrated Microbial Genomes
2773858049: Megamonas hypermegale NCTC 10570 organism-specific Integrated Microbial Genomes
2811995274: Megamonas hypermegale NCTC 10571 organism-specific Integrated Microbial Genomes
8074536360: Megamonas hypermegale An809 organism-specific Integrated Microbial Genomes
8087426958: Megamonas hypermegale ET432 organism-specific Integrated Microbial Genomes
8074538790: Megamonas hypermegale An400 organism-specific Integrated Microbial Genomes
Megamonas hypermegale (T) | SeqCode Registry taxonomy/phylogenetic SeqCode Registry
Megamonas hypermegale type strain (SI-ID 3556) meta-databases StrainInfo, Leibniz Institute DSMZ
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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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