Methanomicrobium

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

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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").

Methanomicrobium Balch and Wolfe 1981, gen. nov. (Type genus of the order ¤ Methanomicrobiales Balch and Wolfe 1981; type genus of the family ¤ Methanomicrobiaceae Balch and Wolfe 1981).
Type species: ¤ Methanomicrobium mobile (Paynter and Hungate 1968) Balch and Wolfe 1981.
Etymology: N.L. n. methanum [from French n. méth(yle) and chemical suffix -ane], methane; N.L. pref. methano-, pertaining to methane; N.L. neut. n. microbium (from Gr. adj. mikros, small, and Gr. n. bios, life), microbe; N.L. neut. n. Methanomicrobium, methane (-producing) small life (-form).
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 6. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1981, 31, 215-218. [BALCH (W.E.), FOX (G.E.), MAGRUM (L.J.), WOESE (C.R.) and WOLFE (R.S.): Methanogens: reevaluation of a unique biological group. Microbiol. Rev., 1979, 43, 260-296.]
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Methanomicrobium mobile (Paynter and Hungate 1968) Balch and Wolfe 1981, comb. nov. (Type species of the genus).
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain BP = ATCC 35094 = DSM 1539 = JCM 10551.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: M59142.
Basonym: ¤ Methanobacterium mobile Paynter and Hungate 1968 (Approved Lists 1980).
Other synonym: "Methanobacterium mobilis" (sic) Paynter and Hungate 1968.
Etymology: L. neut. adj. mobile, motile, movable.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 6. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1981, 31, 215-218. [BALCH (W.E.), FOX (G.E.), MAGRUM (L.J.), WOESE (C.R.) and WOLFE (R.S.): Methanogens: reevaluation of a unique biological group. Microbiol. Rev., 1979, 43, 260-296.]
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Methanomicrobium paynteri Rivard et al. 1984, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain G-2000 = ATCC 33997 = DSM 2545 = OCM 124.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AY196678.
Etymology: N.L. gen. masc. n. paynteri, of Paynter; named after M.J.B. Paynter, who first isolated a species of the genus.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 13. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1984, 34, 91-92. [RIVARD (C.J.), HENSON (J.M.), THOMAS (M.V.) and SMITH (P.H.): Isolation and characterization of Methanomicrobium paynteri sp. nov., a mesophilic methanogen isolated from marine sediments. Appl. Environ. Microbiol., 1983, 46, 484-490.]
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