Name: Methanogenium bourgense Ollivier et al. 1986

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: bour.gen’se. N.L. neut. adj. bourgense, pertaining to Bourg-en-Bresse, France, name of a locality in France

Pronunciation, gender: bour-GEN-se, neuter

Type strain: ATCC 43281; DSM 3045; MS2; OGC 15

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16S rRNA gene: AF095269 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Ollivier BM, Mah RA, Garcia JL, Boone DR. Isolation and characterization of Methanogenium bourgense sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1986; 36:297-301.

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 olentangyi Corder et al. 1988	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Methanoculleus bourgensis corrig. (Ollivier et al. 1986) Maestrojuán et al. 1990	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Methanoculleus bourgense (Ollivier et al. 1986) Maestrojuán et al. 1990	homotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling
    Methanoculleus olentangyi (Corder et al. 1988) Maestrojuán et al. 1990	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Methanoculleus oldenburgensis Blotevogel et al. 1998	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ⏰ According to Asakawa and Nagaoka (2003), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Methanoculleus oldenburgensis Blotevogel et al. 1998. 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 an earlier 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 an earlier 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.
  • ❗ Methanogenium bourgense 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 Methanogenium.
  • 😷 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. — 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 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Methanogenium Romesser et al. 1981

Assigned by: Ollivier BM, Mah RA, Garcia JL, Boone DR. Isolation and characterization of Methanogenium bourgense sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1986; 36:297-301.

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Record number: 777881