Name: Methanohalophilus zhilinae Mathrani et al. 1988

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: zhi’li.nae. N.L. gen. fem. n. zhilinae, of Zhilina, named for Tatjana Zhilina, who made many definitive studies of halophilic methanogens

Pronunciation, gender: Z͡HI-li-na͡e, masculine

Type strain: DSM 4017; OCM 62; WeN5

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16S rRNA gene: FJ224366 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Mathrani IM, Boone DR, Mah RA, Fox GE, Lau PP. Methanohalophilus zhilinae sp. nov., an alkaliphilic, halophilic, methylotrophic methanogen. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1988; 38:139-142.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Methanosalsum zhilinae (Mathrani et al. 1988) Boone and Baker 2002

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Methanosalsum zhilinae (Mathrani et al. 1988) Boone and Baker 2002	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    "Methanosalsus zhilinaeae" (Mathrani et al. 1988) Boone et al. 1993	homotypic synonym, not validly published

• Notes:
  • 📧 The e-mail address of the corresponding author given in the effective publication is not functional any more.
  • ❗ Methanohalophilus zhilinae 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 Methanohalophilus.
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — 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 2 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Methanohalophilus Paterek and Smith 1988

Assigned by: Mathrani IM, Boone DR, Mah RA, Fox GE, Lau PP. Methanohalophilus zhilinae sp. nov., an alkaliphilic, halophilic, methylotrophic methanogen. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1988; 38:139-142.

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Record number: 777901