Name: Methanogenium marinum Chong et al. 2003
Etymology: ma.ri’num. L. neut. adj. marinum, marine, indicating the habitat of this species
Type strain: AK-1; DSM 15558; OCM 752
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16S rRNA gene: DQ177344 Analyse FASTA
Effective publication: Chong SC, Liu Y, Cummins M, Valentine DL, Boone DR. Methanogenium marinum sp. nov., a H2-using methanogen from Skan Bay, Alaska, and kinetics of H2 utilization. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2002; 81:263-270.
IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 94. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:1701-1702.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
Parent taxon: Methanogenium Romesser et al. 1981
Assigned by: Chong SC, Liu Y, Cummins M, Valentine DL, Boone DR. Methanogenium marinum sp. nov., a H2-using methanogen from Skan Bay, Alaska, and kinetics of H2 utilization. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2002; 81:263-270.
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Record number: 777886