Methanosalsum

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

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Number of species cited in this file: 1
Number of subspecies cited in this file: 0

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

Methanosalsum Boone and Baker 2002, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Methanosalsum zhilinae (Mathrani et al. 1988) Boone and Baker 2002.
Etymology: N.L. n. methanum [from French n. méth(yle) and chemical suffix -ane], methane; N.L. pref. methano-, pertaining to methane; L. neut. adj. salsum, salted, salty; N.L. neut. n. Methanosalsum, the salty methane (bacterium).
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 85. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2002, 52, 685-690. [BOONE (D.R.) and BAKER (C.C.): Genus VI. Methanosalsum 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. 287-289.]
Validation List N° 85 in IJSEM Online (PDF Format)

Methanosalsum zhilinae (Mathrani et al. 1988) Boone and Baker 2002, comb. nov. (Type species of the genus).
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain WeN5 = DSM 4017 = OCM 62.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: FJ224366, CP002101 (complete genome).
Basonym: ¤ Methanohalophilus zhilinae Mathrani et al. 1988.
Etymology: N.L. gen. n. zhilinae, of Zhilina; named for Tatjana Zhilina, who made many definitive studies of halophilic methanogens.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 85. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2002, 52, 685-690. [BOONE (D.R.) and BAKER (C.C.): Genus VI. Methanosalsum 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. 287-289.]
Validation List N° 85 in IJSEM Online (PDF Format)