Name: Methanolacinia paynteri (Rivard et al. 1984) Zellner et al. 1990

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Methanomicrobium paynteri Rivard et al. 1984

Etymology: payn’ter.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. paynteri, of Paynter, named after M.J.B. Paynter, who first isolated a species of the genus Methanomicrobium

Gender: feminine

Type strain: ATCC 33997; DSM 2545; G-2000; OCM 124

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: JQ346754 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Zellner G, Messner P, Kneifel H, Tindall BJ, Winter J, Stackebrandt E. Methanolacinia gen. nov., incorporating Methanomicrobium paynteri as Methanolacinia paynteri comb. nov. J. Gen. Appl. Microbiol. 1989; 35:185-202.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 35. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1990; 40:470-471.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Methanomicrobium paynteri Rivard et al. 1984	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Methanolacinia Zellner et al. 1990. Publication: Zellner G, Messner P, Kneifel H, Tindall BJ, Winter J, Stackebrandt E. Methanolacinia gen. nov., incorporating Methanomicrobium paynteri as Methanolacinia paynteri comb. nov. J. Gen. Appl. Microbiol. 1989; 35:185-202.
  • 😷 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.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 3 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.

Parent taxon: Methanolacinia Zellner et al. 1990

Assigned by: Zellner G, Messner P, Kneifel H, Tindall BJ, Winter J, Stackebrandt E. Methanolacinia gen. nov., incorporating Methanomicrobium paynteri as Methanolacinia paynteri comb. nov. J. Gen. Appl. Microbiol. 1989; 35:185-202.

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