Name: Methanohalophilus levihalophilus Katayama et al. 2014

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: le.vi.ha.lo’phi.lus. L. masc./fem. adj. levis, slight; Gr. masc. n. hals (gen. halos), salt; N.L. masc. adj. suff. -philus, friend, loving; N.L. masc. adj. levihalophilus, slight salt-loving

Pronunciation, gender: le-wi-ha-LO-p^hi-lus, masculine

Type strain: DSM 28452; GTA13; NBRC 110099

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB889605 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Katayama T, Yoshioka H, Mochimaru H, Meng XY, Muramoto Y, Usami J, Ikeda H, Kamagata Y, Sakata S. Methanohalophilus levihalophilus sp. nov., a slightly halophilic, methylotrophic methanogen isolated from natural gas-bearing deep aquifers, and emended description of the genus Methanohalophilus. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:2089-2093.

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 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Methanohalophilus Paterek and Smith 1988

Assigned by: Katayama T, Yoshioka H, Mochimaru H, Meng XY, Muramoto Y, Usami J, Ikeda H, Kamagata Y, Sakata S. Methanohalophilus levihalophilus sp. nov., a slightly halophilic, methylotrophic methanogen isolated from natural gas-bearing deep aquifers, and emended description of the genus Methanohalophilus. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:2089-2093.

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Record number: 791867