Name: Methanobacterium arbophilicum Zeikus and Henning 1975 (Approved Lists 1980)
Etymology: ar.bo.phi.li.cum. L. fem. n. arbor (gen. arboris), tree; N.L. neut. adj. suff. -philum, friend, loving; from Gr. neut. adj. philon, friend; N.L. neut. adj. arbophilicum, tree-loving (should rather be arboriphilicum) (sic)
Type strain: ATCC 33747; DH1; DSM 1125; JCM 13429; OCM 147
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16S rRNA gene: AY196665 Analyse FASTA
Effective publication: Zeikus JG, Henning DL. Methanobacterium arbophilicum sp.nov. An obligate anaerobe isolated from wetwood of living trees. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 1975; 41:543-552.
IJSEM list: Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Correct name: Methanobrevibacter arboriphilus corrig. (Zeikus and Henning 1975) Balch and Wolfe 1981
Name | Kind |
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Methanobrevibacter arboriphilus corrig. (Zeikus and Henning 1975) Balch and Wolfe 1981 | homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP |
Methanobrevibacter arboriphilicus (Zeikus and Henning 1975) Balch and Wolfe 1981 | homotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling |
"Methanobinarius arboriphilus" (Zeikus and Henning 1975) Protasov and Brune 2023 | homotypic synonym, not validly published |
Parent taxon: Methanobacterium Kluyver and van Niel 1936 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by: Zeikus JG, Henning DL. Methanobacterium arbophilicum sp.nov. An obligate anaerobe isolated from wetwood of living trees. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 1975; 41:543-552.
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Record number: 777789