Name: Methanococcoides vulcani L'Haridon et al. 2014

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: vul.ca’ni. N.L. gen. masc. n. vulcani, of Vulcanus, the Roman god of fire, relating to the place of isolation from Napoli Mud Volcano

Gender: neuter

Type strain: DSM 26966; JCM 19278; SLH33

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KC631821 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: L'Haridon S, Chalopin M, Colombo D, Toffin L. Methanococcoides vulcani sp. nov., a marine methylotrophic methanogen that uses betaine, choline and N,N-dimethylethanolamine for methanogenesis, isolated from a mud volcano, and emended description of the genus Methanococcoides. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:1978-1983.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 64, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:2930-2931.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• 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 2 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.

Parent taxon: Methanococcoides Sowers and Ferry 1985

Assigned by: L'Haridon S, Chalopin M, Colombo D, Toffin L. Methanococcoides vulcani sp. nov., a marine methylotrophic methanogen that uses betaine, choline and N,N-dimethylethanolamine for methanogenesis, isolated from a mud volcano, and emended description of the genus Methanococcoides. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:1978-1983.

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Record number: 791888