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Volume 74, Issue 7

Six novel species of the genus isolated from various environments in Taiwan No Access

Abstract

Taiwan is situated in the subtropical region and its geographical location and topographical features contribute to a rich ecological diversity and scenic landscapes. We investigated the diversity of methanogens in different environments of Taiwan using a culture-dependent method. This report presents the characterization and taxonomy of six hydrogenotrophic methanogens obtained from cold seep sediments (strain FWC-SCC1 and FWC-SCC3), marine sediments (strain CWC-02 and YWC-01), estuarine sediments (strain Afa-1), and a hot spring well (strain Wushi-C6) in Taiwan. The proposed names of the six novel species are (type strain FWC-SCC1=BCRC AR10056=NBRC 113993), (CWC-02=BCRC AR10055=NBRC 113992), (FWC-SCC3=BCRC AR10057=NBRC 113994), (YWC-01=BCRC AR10060=NBRC 114597), (Afa-1=BCRC AR10054=NBRC 113995), and (Wushi-06=BCRC AR10059= NBRC 114596).

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Keyword(s): cold seep , hot spring , Marine sediment , methane hydrate , methane seep and Methanoculleus
Funding
This study was supported by the:
  • China Medical University (Award CMU110-N-31)
    • Principal Award Recipient: Shu-JungLai
  • Department of Education, Fujian Province (Award JAT200646/B202037)
    • Principal Award Recipient: JingjingZhao
  • Natural Science Foundation of Fujian Province (Award 2021J011119)
    • Principal Award Recipient: JingjingZhao
  • National Natural Science Foundation of China (Award 32101406)
    • Principal Award Recipient: YinLi
  • Sanming University (Award 20YG04)
    • Principal Award Recipient: JingjingZhao
  • Sanming University (Award 20YG09)
    • Principal Award Recipient: Sheng-ChungChen
  • Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan (Award MOST110-2320-B-039-058)
    • Principal Award Recipient: Shu-JungLai
  • Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan (Award MOST103/104/105/106/107-3113-M-005-001)
    • Principal Award Recipient: Mei-ChinLai
  • Central Geological Survey, Ministry of Economic Affairs (Award 99-5226904000-04-03)
    • Principal Award Recipient: Mei-ChinLai
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Six novel species of the genus Methanoculleus isolated from various environments in Taiwan
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