Species Methanobacterium mobile

Name: Methanobacterium mobile corrig. Paynter and Hungate 1968 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: mo’bi.le L. neut. adj. mobile, motile, movable

Gender: neuter

Type strains: ATCC 35094; BP; DSM 1539; JCM 10551

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: M59142 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Paynter MJ, Hungate RE. Characterization of Methanobacterium mobilis, sp. n., isolated from the bovine rumen. J Bacteriol 1968; 95:1943-1951.

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

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Methanomicrobium mobile (Paynter and Hungate 1968) Balch and Wolfe 1981

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Methanomicrobium mobile (Paynter and Hungate 1968) Balch and Wolfe 1981	homotypic synonym, validly published
Methanobacterium mobilis (sic) Paynter and Hungate 1968 (Approved Lists 1980)	orthographically incorrect name, misspelling

Parent taxon: Methanobacterium Kluyver and van Niel 1936 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Paynter MJ, Hungate RE. Characterization of Methanobacterium mobilis, sp. n., isolated from the bovine rumen. J Bacteriol 1968; 95:1943-1951.

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