Name: Methanococcus maripaludis Jones et al. 1984

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ma.ri.pa.lu.dis. L. neut. n. mare, sea; L. fem. n. palus (gen. paludis), marsh; N.L. gen. fem. n. maripaludis, of the sea marsh

Gender: masculine

Type strain: ATCC 43000; DSM 2067; JCM 10722; JJ; NBRC 101831; OCM 175

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KC139247 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Jones WJ, M. J. B. Paynter aG. Characterization of Methanococcus maripaludis sp. nov., a new methanogen isolated from salt marsh sediment. Arch. Microbiol. 1983; 13:59197.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 14. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1984; 34:270-271.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Methanococcus deltae Corder et al. 1988	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ⏰ According to Keswani et al. (1996), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Methanococcus deltae Corder et al. 1988. Publication: Keswani J, Orkand S, Premachandran U, Mandelco L, Franklin MJ, Whitman WB. Phylogeny and taxonomy of mesophilic Methanococcus spp. and comparison of rRNA, DNA hybridization, and phenotypic methods. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1996; 46:727-735.
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — 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 293 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.

Parent taxon: Methanococcus Kluyver and van Niel 1936 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Jones WJ, M. J. B. Paynter aG. Characterization of Methanococcus maripaludis sp. nov., a new methanogen isolated from salt marsh sediment. Arch. Microbiol. 1983; 13:59197.

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Record number: 777853