Name: Methanobrevibacter oralis Ferrari et al. 1995

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: o.ra’lis. L. neut. n. os (gen. oris), mouth; L. masc./fem. adj. suff. -alis, suffix denoting pertaining to; L. masc./fem. adj. oralis, pertaining to the mouth

Gender: masculine

Type strain: DSM 7256; JCM 30027; ZR

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: HE654003 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Ferrari A, Brusa T, Rutili A, Canzi E, Biavati B. Isolation and characterization of Methanobrevibacter oralis sp. nov. Curr. Microbiol. 1994; 29:712.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 55. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1995; 45:879-880.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 2

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Methanocatella oralis" (Ferrari et al. 1995) Protasov and Brune 2023	homotypic synonym, not validly published

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 2.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 53 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.

Parent taxon: Methanobrevibacter Balch and Wolfe 1981

Assigned by: Ferrari A, Brusa T, Rutili A, Canzi E, Biavati B. Isolation and characterization of Methanobrevibacter oralis sp. nov. Curr. Microbiol. 1994; 29:712.

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