Name: Methanoculleus oldenburgensis Blotevogel et al. 1998

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ol.den.bur.gen’sis. N.L. masc. adj. oldenburgensis, pertaining to Oldenburg (Germany)

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: me-t^ha-no-KUL-le-us ol-den-bur-GEN-sis, masculine

Type strain: CB 1; DSM 6216

16S rRNA gene: AB065298 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Blotevogel K-H, Gahl-Janßen R, Janssen S, Fischer U, Pilz F, Auling G, Macario AJL, Tindall BJ. Isolation and characterization of a novel mesophilic, freshwater methanogen from river sediment Methanoculleus oldenburgensis sp. nov. Arch Microbiol 1991; 57:54-59. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 64. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1998; 48:327-328.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Methanoculleus bourgensis corrig. (Ollivier et al. 1986) Maestrojuán et al. 1990

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Methanogenium bourgense Ollivier et al. 1986	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Methanoculleus bourgensis corrig. (Ollivier et al. 1986) Maestrojuán et al. 1990	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Methanoculleus bourgense (Ollivier et al. 1986) Maestrojuán et al. 1990	heterotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling
    Methanoculleus olentangyi (Corder et al. 1988) Maestrojuán et al. 1990	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Methanogenium olentangyi Corder et al. 1988	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ⏲ According to Asakawa and Nagaoka (2003), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Methanoculleus bourgensis corrig. (Ollivier et al. 1986) Maestrojuán et al. 1990. Publication: Asakawa S, Nagaoka K. Methanoculleus bourgensis, Methanoculleus olentangyi and Methanoculleus oldenburgensis are subjective synonyms. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:1551-1552. 🇯🇵
  • ⏲ According to Asakawa and Nagaoka (2003), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Methanogenium bourgense Ollivier et al. 1986. Publication: Asakawa S, Nagaoka K. Methanoculleus bourgensis, Methanoculleus olentangyi and Methanoculleus oldenburgensis are subjective synonyms. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:1551-1552. 🇯🇵
  • ⏲ According to Asakawa and Nagaoka (2003), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Methanoculleus olentangyi (Corder et al. 1988) Maestrojuán et al. 1990. Publication: Asakawa S, Nagaoka K. Methanoculleus bourgensis, Methanoculleus olentangyi and Methanoculleus oldenburgensis are subjective synonyms. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:1551-1552. 🇯🇵
  • ⏲ According to Asakawa and Nagaoka (2003), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Methanogenium olentangyi Corder et al. 1988. Publication: Asakawa S, Nagaoka K. Methanoculleus bourgensis, Methanoculleus olentangyi and Methanoculleus oldenburgensis are subjective synonyms. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:1551-1552. 🇯🇵
  • ⏲ According to Asakawa and Nagaoka (2003), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Methanoculleus bourgense (Ollivier et al. 1986) Maestrojuán et al. 1990. Publication: Asakawa S, Nagaoka K. Methanoculleus bourgensis, Methanoculleus olentangyi and Methanoculleus oldenburgensis are subjective synonyms. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:1551-1552. 🇯🇵
  • ❗ Methanoculleus oldenburgensis is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Methanoculleus.
  • 😷 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 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 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Methanoculleus Maestrojuán et al. 1990

Assigned by: Blotevogel K-H, Gahl-Janßen R, Janssen S, Fischer U, Pilz F, Auling G, Macario AJL, Tindall BJ. Isolation and characterization of a novel mesophilic, freshwater methanogen from river sediment Methanoculleus oldenburgensis sp. nov. Arch Microbiol 1991; 57:54-59. 🇩🇪

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