Genus Methanohalobium
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 1
Number of subspecies, including synonyms, cited in this file: 0
Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").
For a detailed description of this taxon see Bergey’s Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria (BMSAB).
Methanohalobium Zhilina and Zavarzin 1988, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Methanohalobium evestigatum corrig. Zhilina and Zavarzin 1988.
Etymology: N.L. n. methanum [from French n. méth(yle) and chemical suffix -ane], methane; N.L. pref. methano-, pertaining to methane; Gr. n. hals halos, salt; Gr. masc. n. bios, life; N.L. neut. n. Methanohalobium, methane-producing organism living in salt.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 24. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1988, 38, 136-137.
Effective publication: ZHILINA (T.N.) and ZAVARZIN (G.A.): Methanohalobium evestigatus, n. gen., n. sp. The extremely halophilic methanogenic Archaebacterium. Dokl. Akad. Nauk SSSR, 1987, 293, 464-468.
Validation List no. 24 in IJSEM Online
Methanohalobium evestigatum corrig. Zhilina and Zavarzin 1988, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) Z-7303 = DSM 3721 = OCM 161.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: FR733675.
Etymology: L. neut. adj. evestigatum, founded out, discovered.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 24. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1988, 38, 136-137.
Effective publication: ZHILINA (T.N.) and ZAVARZIN (G.A.): Methanohalobium evestigatus, n. gen., n. sp. The extremely halophilic methanogenic Archaebacterium. Dokl. Akad. Nauk SSSR, 1987, 293, 464-468.
Validation List no. 24 in IJSEM Online
Note: The original spelling of the specific epithet, evestigatus (sic), has been corrected by Euzéby 1998.
Reference: EUZÉBY (J.P.): Taxonomic note: necessary correction of specific and subspecific epithets according to Rules 12c and 13b of the International Code of Nomenclature of Bacteria (1990 Revision). Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1998, 48, 1073-1075.
Original article in IJSEM Online