Methanocorpusculum

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

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Number of species cited in this file: 5
Number of subspecies cited in this file: 0

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

Methanocorpusculum Zellner et al. 1988, gen. nov. (Type genus of the family ¤ Methanocorpusculaceae Zellner et al. 1989).
Type species: ¤ Methanocorpusculum parvum Zellner et al. 1988.
Etymology: N.L. n. methanum [from French n. méth(yle) and chemical suffix -ane], methane; N.L. pref. methano-, pertaining to methane; L. neut. n. corpusculum, a little body, a particle; N.L. neut. n. Methanocorpusculum, a methane-producing particle.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 24. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1988, 38, 136-137. [ZELLNER (G.), ALTEN (C.), STACKEBRANDT (E.), CONWAY DE MACARIO (E.) and WINTER (J.): Isolation and characterization of Methanocorpusculum parvum gen. nov., spec. nov., a new tungsten requiring, coccoid methanogen. Arch. Microbiol., 1987, 147, 13-20.]
Validation List N° 24 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online

---> Methanocorpusculum Zellner et al. 1988 emend. Xun et al. 1989.
Type species: ¤ Methanocorpusculum parvum Zellner et al. 1988.
Etymology: N.L. n. methanum [from French n. méth(yle) and chemical suffix -ane], methane; N.L. pref. methano-, pertaining to methane; L. neut. n. corpusculum, a little body, a particle; N.L. neut. n. Methanocorpusculum, a methane-producing particle.
Reference: XUN (L.), BOONE (D.R.) and MAH (R.A.): Deoxyribonucleic acid hybridization study of Methanogenium and Methanocorpusculum species, emendation of the genus Methanocorpusculum, and transfer of Methanogenium aggregans to the genus Methanocorpusculum as Methanocorpusculum aggregans comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1989, 39, 109-111.
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Methanocorpusculum aggregans (Ollivier et al. 1985) Xun et al. 1989, comb. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain MSt = DSM 3027 = OGC 21.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: not found.
Basonym: ¤ Methanogenium aggregans Ollivier et al. 1985.
Etymology: L. part. adj. aggregans, assembling, aggregating.
Reference: XUN (L.), BOONE (D.R.) and MAH (R.A.): Deoxyribonucleic acid hybridization study of Methanogenium and Methanocorpusculum species, emendation of the genus Methanocorpusculum, and transfer of Methanogenium aggregans to the genus Methanocorpusculum as Methanocorpusculum aggregans comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1989, 39, 109-111.
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---> ¤ Methanocorpusculum parvum Zellner et al. 1988.

Note: According to Boone et al. 1993, cited by Chong and Boone 2001, Methanocorpusculum aggregans (Ollivier et al. 1985) Xun et al. 1989 sould be considered a later heterotypic synonym of ¤ Methanocorpusculum parvum Zellner et al. 1988.
Reference: CHONG (S.G.) and BOONE (D.R.): Genus I. Methanocorpusculum Zellner, Alten, Stackebrandt, Conway de Macario and Winter 1988, 136^VP (Effective publication Zellner, Alten, Stackebrandt, Conway de Macario and Winter 1987, 18) emend. Xun, Boone and Mah 1989, 110. 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. 262-264.

Methanocorpusculum bavaricum Zellner et al. 1989, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain SZSXXZ = DSM 4179 = OCM 127.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AY196676.
Etymology: N.L. neut. gen. n. bavaricum, pertaining to Bavaria, to indicate the original habitat of the type strain of the species which was isolated from anaerobic sediment of a wastewater treatment pond at a sugar factory in Regensburg, Germany.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 30. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1989, 39, 371. [ZELLNER (G.), STACKEBRANDT (E.), MESSNER (P.), TINDALL (B.J.), CONWAY DE MACARIO (E.), KNEIFEL (H.), SLEYTER (U.B.) and WINTER (J.): Methanocorpusculaceae fam. nov., represented by Methanocorpusculum parvum, Methanocorpusculum sinense spec. nov. and Methanocorpusculum bavaricum spec. nov. Arch. Microbiol., 1989, 151, 381-390.]
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Methanocorpusculum labreanum Zhao et al. 1989, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain Z = DSM 4855 = OCM 1 (OGC 1).
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AY260436.
Etymology: N.L. neut. adj. labreanum, pertaining to La Brea, isolated from surface sediments of the La Brea Tar Pits, Los Angeles, California.
Reference: ZHAO (Y.), BOONE (D.R.), MAH (R.A.), BOONE (J.E.) and XUN (L.): Isolation and characterization of Methanocorpusculum labreanum sp. nov. from the LaBrea Tar Pits. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1989, 39, 10-13.
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Methanocorpusculum parvum Zellner et al. 1988, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus).
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain XII = ATCC 43721 = DSM 3823 = OCM 63.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: M59147.
Etymology: L. neut. adj. parvum, small.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 24. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1988, 38, 136-137. [ZELLNER (G.), ALTEN (C.), STACKEBRANDT (E.), CONWAY DE MACARIO (E.) and WINTER (J.): Isolation and characterization of Methanocorpusculum parvum gen. nov., spec. nov., a new tungsten requiring, coccoid methanogen. Arch. Microbiol., 1987, 147, 13-20.]
Validation List N° 24 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online

Note: According to Boone et al. 1993, cited by Chong and Boone 2001, Methanocorpusculum parvum Zellner et al. 1988 sould be considered an earlier heterotypic synonym of ¤ Methanocorpusculum aggregans (Ollivier et al. 1985) Xun et al. 1989.
Reference: CHONG (S.G.) and BOONE (D.R.): Genus I. Methanocorpusculum Zellner, Alten, Stackebrandt, Conway de Macario and Winter 1988, 136^VP (Effective publication Zellner, Alten, Stackebrandt, Conway de Macario and Winter 1987, 18) emend. Xun, Boone and Mah 1989, 110. 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. 262-264.

Methanocorpusculum sinense Zellner et al. 1989, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain China Z = DSM 4274 = OCM 128.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AF095268.
Etymology: M.L. gen. n. sinae, of China; N.L. neut. adj. sinense, pertaining to China, indicating the source of the type strain which was isolated from a pilot plant for treatment of distillery wastewater in Chengdu, China.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 30. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1989, 39, 371. [ZELLNER (G.), STACKEBRANDT (E.), MESSNER (P.), TINDALL (B.J.), CONWAY DE MACARIO (E.), KNEIFEL (H.), SLEYTER (U.B.) and WINTER (J.): Methanocorpusculaceae fam. nov., represented by Methanocorpusculum parvum, Methanocorpusculum sinense spec. nov. and Methanocorpusculum bavaricum spec. nov. Arch. Microbiol., 1989, 151, 381-390.]
Validation List N° 30 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online