Name: Methanococcoides burtonii Franzmann et al. 1993

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: bur.to’ni.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. burtonii, of Burton, named after Harry R. Burton, a limnologist who discovered methane in Ace Lake

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … bur-TO-ni-i, neuter

Type strain: DSM 6242; NBRC 107633; OCM 468

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: X65537 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Franzmann PD, Springer N, Ludwig W, Conway De Macario E, Rhode M. A methanogenic Archaeon from Ace Lake, Antarctica: Methanococcoides burtonii sp. nov. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1992; 15:573-581. 🇦🇺

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 45. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1993; 43:398-399.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.13442 (N = 4).
  • 😷 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 = 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 53 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🧍 In the reference citation of Methanococcoides burtonii Franzmann et al. 1993 (see: Validation List no. 45), the author's name Conway De Macario is erroneously cited as Conway De Marcario. Publication: Euzeby JP, Kudo T. Corrigenda to the validation lists. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:1933-1938. 🇫🇷

Parent taxon: Methanococcoides Sowers and Ferry 1985

Assigned by: Franzmann PD, Springer N, Ludwig W, Conway De Macario E, Rhode M. A methanogenic Archaeon from Ace Lake, Antarctica: Methanococcoides burtonii sp. nov. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1992; 15:573-581. 🇦🇺

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Record number: 777841