Name: Methanobrevibacter boviskoreani Lee et al. 2013

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: bo.vis.ko.re.a’ni. L. masc./fem. n. bos (gen. bovis), cattle; N.L. masc. adj. koreanus, Korean; N.L. gen. masc./fem. n. boviskoreani, of Korean cattle, in recognition of the first isolation of a ruminal methanogen from Korean native cattle

Gender: masculine

Type strain: DSM 25824; JCM 18376; JH-1; KCTC 4102

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KC608769 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Lee JH, Kumar S, Lee GH, Chang DH, Rhee MS, Yoon MH, Kim BC. Methanobrevibacter boviskoreani sp. nov., isolated from the rumen of Korean native cattle. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:4196-4201.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 63, part 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:313-315.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Methanarmilla boviskoreani" (Lee et al. 2013) Protasov and Brune 2023	homotypic synonym, not validly published

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 5 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.

Parent taxon: Methanobrevibacter Balch and Wolfe 1981

Assigned by: Lee JH, Kumar S, Lee GH, Chang DH, Rhee MS, Yoon MH, Kim BC. Methanobrevibacter boviskoreani sp. nov., isolated from the rumen of Korean native cattle. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:4196-4201.

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Record number: 791278