Genus Methanohalophilus
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 6
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).
Methanohalophilus Paterek and Smith 1988, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Methanohalophilus mahii Paterek and Smith 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; N.L. masc. adj. philus (from Gr. masc. adj. philos), friend, loving; N.L. masc. n. Methanohalophilus, salt-loving methanogen.
Valid publication: PATEREK (J.R.) and SMITH (P.H.): Methanohalophilus mahii gen. nov., sp. nov., a methylotrophic halophilic methanogen. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1988, 38, 122-123.
Original article in IJSEM Online
→ Methanohalophilus Paterek and Smith 1988 emend. Katayama et al. 2014.
Reference: KATAYAMA, T., YOSHIOKA, H., MOCHIMARU, H., MENG, X.-Y., MURAMOTO, Y., USAMI, J., IKEDA, H., KAMAGATA, Y. and SAKATA, S. 2014. Methanohalophilus levihalophilus sp. nov., a slightly halophilic, methylotrophic methanogen isolated from natural gas-bearing deep aquifers, and emended description of the genus Methanohalophilus. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 64, 2089-2093.
Original article.
Methanohalophilus halophilus (Zhilina 1984) Wilharm et al. 1991, comb. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) INMI Z-7982 = DSM 3094 = OCM 160.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: FR733671.
Basonym: ¤ Methanococcus halophilus Zhilina 1984.
Etymology: Gr. n. hals halos, salt; N.L. masc. adj. philus (from Gr. masc. adj. philos), friend, loving; N.L. masc. adj. halophilus, salt loving.
Valid publication: WILHARM (T.), ZHILINA (T.N.) and HUMMEL (P.): DNA-DNA hybridization of methylotrophic halophilic methanogenic bacteria and transfer of Methanococcus halophilusVP to the genus Methanohalophilus as Methanohalophilus halophilus comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1991, 41, 558-562.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Methanohalophilus levihalophilus Katayama et al. 2014, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) GTA13=NBRC 110099=DSM 28452.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB889605.
Etymology: L. adj. levis, slight; Gr. n. hals halos, salt; N.L. adj. philus, friend, loving; N.L. masc. n. levihalophilus, slight salt-loving.
Source: Environmental.
Valid publication: KATAYAMA, T., YOSHIOKA, H., MOCHIMARU, H., MENG, X.-Y., MURAMOTO, Y., USAMI, J., IKEDA, H., KAMAGATA, Y. and SAKATA, S. 2014. Methanohalophilus levihalophilus sp. nov., a slightly halophilic, methylotrophic methanogen isolated from natural gas-bearing deep aquifers, and emended description of the genus Methanohalophilus. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 64, 2089-2093.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Methanohalophilus mahii Paterek and Smith 1988, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) SLP (Salt Lake Paterek) = ATCC 35705= DSM 5219 = OCM 68.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: M59133.
Etymology: N.L. masc. gen. n. mahii, of Mah, in honor of Professor Robert A. Mah for his noteworthy research in anaerobic microbiology and on methanogenic bacteria.
Valid publication: PATEREK (J.R.) and SMITH (P.H.): Methanohalophilus mahii gen. nov., sp. nov., a methylotrophic halophilic methanogen. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1988, 38, 122-123.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Methanohalophilus oregonensis corrig. Liu et al. 1990, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) WAL1 = DSM 5435 = OGI (now OCM) 99.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: U20152.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. oregonensis, pertaining to Oregon, named for the state in which it was isolated.
Valid publication: LIU (Y.), BOONE (D.R.) and CHOY (C.): Methanohalophilus oregonense sp. nov., a methylotrophic methanogen from an alkaline, saline aquifer. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1990, 40, 111-116.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Note: The original spelling of the specific epithet, oregonense (sic), has been corrected by Boone et al. 1993.
Reference: BOONE (D.R.), MATHRANI (I.M.), LIU (Y.), MENAIA (J.A.G.F.), MAH (R.A.) and BOONE (J.E.): Isolation and characterization of Methanohalophilus portucalensis sp. nov. and DNA reassociation study of the genus Methanohalophilus. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1993, 43, 430-437.
Original article in IJSEM Online
→ ¤ Methanolobus oregonensis (Liu et al. 1990) Boone 2002, comb. nov.
Methanohalophilus portucalensis Boone et al. 1993, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) 59 = FDF-1 = DSM 7471 = OCM 59.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AY290717.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. portucalensis, pertaining to Portugal
Reference: BOONE (D.R.), MATHRANI (I.M.), LIU (Y.), MENAIA (J.A.G.F.), MAH (R.A.) and BOONE (J.E.): Isolation and characterization of Methanohalophilus portucalensis sp. nov. and DNA reassociation study of the genus Methanohalophilus. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1993, 43, 430-437.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Methanohalophilus zhilinae Mathrani et al. 1988, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) WeN5 = DSM 4017 = OCM 62.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: FJ224366.
Etymology: N.L. gen. n. zhilinae, of Zhilina; named for Tatjana Zhilina, who made many definitive studies of halophilic methanogens.
Valid publication: MATHRANI (I.M.), BOONE (D.R.), MAH (R.A.), FOX (G.E.) and LAU (P.P.): Methanohalophilus zhilinae sp. nov., an alkaliphilic, halophilic, methylotrophic methanogen. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1988, 38, 139-142.
Original article in IJSEM Online
→ ¤ Methanosalsum zhilinae (Mathrani et al. 1988) Boone and Baker 2002, comb. nov.