Name: Methanococcoides burtonii Franzmann et al. 1993

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

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

Gender: 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 = 3).
  • 😷 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.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 51 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.
  • 🧍 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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