Methanothermococcus

J.P. Euzéby: List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature - Genus Methanothermococcus

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Number of species cited in this file: 2
Number of subspecies cited in this file: 0

Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").

Methanothermococcus Whitman 2002, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Methanothermococcus thermolithotrophicus (Huber et al. 1984) Whitman 2002.
Etymology: N.L. n. methanum [from French n. méth(yle) and chemical suffix -ane], methane; N.L. pref. methano-, pertaining to methane; Gr. adj. thermos, hot; N.L. masc. n. coccus (from Gr. masc. n. kokkos, grain, seed), coccus; N.L. masc. n. Methanothermococcus, a coccus producing methane at thermophilic growth temperatures.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 85. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2002, 52, 685-690. [WHITMAN (W.B.): Genus II. Methanothermococcus gen. nov. In: D.R. BOONE, R.W. CASTENHOLZ and G.M. GARRITY (eds): Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, second edition, vol. 1 (The Archaea and the deeply branching and phototrophic Bacteria), Springer-Verlag, New York, 2001, pp. 241-242.]
Validation List N° 85 in IJSEM Online (PDF Format)

Methanothermococcus okinawensis Takai et al. 2002, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain IH1 = DSM 14208 = JCM 11175.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AB057722, CP002792 (complete genome).
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. okinawensis, pertaining to Okinawa, a region of Japan.
Reference: TAKAI (K.), INOUE (A.) and HORIKOSHI (K.): Methanothermococcus okinawensis sp. nov., a thermophilic, methane-producing archaeon isolated from a Western Pacific deep-sea hydrothermal vent system. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2002, 52, 1089-1095.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Methanothermococcus thermolithotrophicus (Huber et al. 1984) Whitman 2002, comb. nov. (Type species of the genus).
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain SN-1 = ATCC 35097 = DSM 2095 = JCM 10549 = OCM 138.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: M59128.
Basonym: ¤ Methanococcus thermolithotrophicus Huber et al. 1984.
Etymology: Gr. n. thermê, heat; Gr. n. lithos, stone; Gr. masc. adj. trophikos, nursing, tending; N.L. masc. adj. thermolithotrophicus, grows lithotrophically at elevated temperatures.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 85. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2002, 52, 685-690. [WHITMAN (W.B.): Genus II. Methanothermococcus gen. nov. In: D.R. BOONE, R.W. CASTENHOLZ and G.M. GARRITY (eds): Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, second edition, vol. 1 (The Archaea and the deeply branching and phototrophic Bacteria), Springer-Verlag, New York, 2001, pp. 241-242.]
Validation List N° 85 in IJSEM Online (PDF Format)

Note: According to Rules 27(3) and 30, this name is not validly published because the effective publication only documents deposit of the type strain in a single recognized culture collection. However, according to the Judicial Opinion 81, Methanothermococcus thermolithotrophicus (Huber et al. 1984) Whitman 2002 is to be considered to be validly published.
References:
1 EUZÉBY (J.P.) and TINDALL (B.J.): Status of strains that contravene Rules 27(3) and 30 of the Bacteriological Code. Request for an Opinion. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2004, 54, 293-301.
Original article in IJSEM Online
2 JUDICIAL COMMISSION OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE ON SYSTEMATICS OF PROKARYOTES: Status of strains that contravene Rules 27 (3) and 30 of the International Code of Nomenclature of Bacteria. Opinion 81. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 1755-1763.
Opinion 81 in IJSEM Online