Name: Methanococcoides cohabitans Li et al. 2025

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: co.ha’bi.tans. L. neut. part. adj. cohabitans, living or dwelling with another entity, indicating the type strain isolated from the long-term anaerobic methane-oxidizing enrichment culture

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … ko-HA-bi-tans, neuter

Type strain: CGMCC 1.18051; KCTC 25774; LMO-2

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16S rRNA gene: PP565097 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Li S, Liang L, Ishaq SE, Ahmad T, Dong Y, Hou J, Wegener G, Wang F. Methanococcoides cohabitans sp. nov., a marine methylotrophic methanogen isolated from an anaerobic methane-oxidizing enrichment culture. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6685. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 75, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6765.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

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  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2025-03-11.

Parent taxon: Methanococcoides Sowers and Ferry 1985

Assigned by: Li S, Liang L, Ishaq SE, Ahmad T, Dong Y, Hou J, Wegener G, Wang F. Methanococcoides cohabitans sp. nov., a marine methylotrophic methanogen isolated from an anaerobic methane-oxidizing enrichment culture. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6685. 🇨🇳

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Record number: 62373