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Name: Methanobacterium petrolearium Mori and Harayama 2011
Etymology: pe.tro.le.a’ri.um. Gr. fem. n. petra, rock; L. adj. olearius -a -um, related to oil; N.L. neut. adj. petrolearium, related to mineral oil
Type strain: DSM 22353; Mic5c12; NBRC 105198
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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene: AB542742 Analyse FASTA
Valid publication: Mori K, Harayama S. Methanobacterium petrolearium sp. nov. and Methanobacterium ferruginis sp. nov., mesophilic methanogens isolated from salty environments. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:138-143.
IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 61, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:701-702.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
Parent taxon: Methanobacterium Kluyver and van Niel 1936 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by: Mori K, Harayama S. Methanobacterium petrolearium sp. nov. and Methanobacterium ferruginis sp. nov., mesophilic methanogens isolated from salty environments. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:138-143.
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Record number: 788992