Methanomethylovorans

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

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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").

Methanomethylovorans Lomans et al. 2004, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Methanomethylovorans hollandica Lomans et al. 2004.
Etymology: N.L. n. methanum [from French n. méth(yle) and chemical suffix -ane], methane; N.L. pref. methano-, pertaining to methane; N.L. n. methylum (from French méthyle, back-formation from French méthylène, coined from Gr. n. methu, wine and Gr. n. hulê, wood), the methyl group; N.L. pref. methylo-, pertaining to the methyl radical; L. part. adj. vorans, devouring; N.L. fem. part. adj. Methanomethylovorans, methane producing, methyl group consuming.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 96. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2004, 54, 307-308. [LOMANS (B.P.), MAAS (R.), LUDERER (R.), OP DEN CAMP (H.J.M.), POL (A.), VAN DER DRIFT (C.) and VOGELS (G.D.): Isolation and characterization of Methanomethylovorans hollandica gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from freshwater sediment, a methylotrophic methanogen able to grow on dimethyl sulfide and methanethiol. Appl. Environ. Microbiol., 1999, 65, 3641-3650.]
Validation List N° 96 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online

Notes: The gender of the generic name is not provided in the effective publication. However, the specific epithet hollandica is an adjective in the feminine gender and Methanomethylovorans must be in the feminine gender.
Reference: LISTS EDITOR, IJSEM: Validation list n° 96 (footnote **). Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2004, 54, 307-308.
Validation List N° 96 in IJSEM Online

Methanomethylovorans hollandica Lomans et al. 2004, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus).
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain DMS1 = DSM 15978 = OCM 838.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AF120163.
Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. hollandica, from The Netherlands (Holland), referring to the origin of the type strain.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 96. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2004, 54, 307-308. [LOMANS (B.P.), MAAS (R.), LUDERER (R.), OP DEN CAMP (H.J.M.), POL (A.), VAN DER DRIFT (C.) and VOGELS (G.D.): Isolation and characterization of Methanomethylovorans hollandica gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from freshwater sediment, a methylotrophic methanogen able to grow on dimethyl sulfide and methanethiol. Appl. Environ. Microbiol., 1999, 65, 3641-3650.]
Validation List N° 96 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online

Note: The specific epithet is a N.L. fem. adj. not a L. fem. adj. as cited in the paper by Lomans et al. 1999.

Methanomethylovorans thermophila Jiang et al. 2005, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain L2FAW = ATCC BAA-1173 = DSM 17232.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AY672821.
Etymology: Gr. adj. thermos, hot; N.L. adj. philus -a -um (from Gr. adj. philos -ê -on), friend, loving; N.L. fem. adj. thermophila, heat-loving.
Reference: JIANG (B.), PARSHINA (S.N.), VAN DOESBURG (W.), LOMANS (B.P.) and STAMS (A.J.M.): Methanomethylovorans thermophila sp. nov., a thermophilic, methylotrophic methanogen from an anaerobic reactor fed with methanol. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2005, 55, 2465-2470.
Original article in IJSEM Online