Name: Methanobacterium congolense Cuzin et al. 2001
Etymology: con.go.len’se. N.L. neut. adj. congolense, from the Congo, where the type strain was isolated [probably better: congonense]
Type strain: C; DSM 7095; NBRC 105227; OCM 779; OCM 786
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16S rRNA gene: AF233586 Analyse FASTA
Valid publication: Cuzin N, Ouattara AS, Labat M, Garcia JL. Methanobacterium congolense sp. nov., from a methanogenic fermentation of cassava peel. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:489-493.
IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 51, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:795-796.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
Parent taxon: Methanobacterium Kluyver and van Niel 1936 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by: Cuzin N, Ouattara AS, Labat M, Garcia JL. Methanobacterium congolense sp. nov., from a methanogenic fermentation of cassava peel. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:489-493.
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Record number: 777792