Name: Methanolobus bombayensis Kadam et al. 1994

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: bom.bay.en’sis. N.L. masc. adj. bombayensis, pertaining to Bombay, named for its source in the sediments of the Bay of Bombay

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … bom-bay-EN-sis, masculine

Type strain: B 1; DSM 7082; OCM 438

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: U20148 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Kadam PC, Ranade DR, Mandelco L, Boone DR. Isolation and characterization of Methanolobus bombayensis sp. nov., a methylotrophic methanogen that requires high concentrations of divalent cations. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1994; 44:603-607. 🇺🇸

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 44, part 4 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1995; 45:199-200.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

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  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Methanolobus König and Stetter 1983

Assigned by: Kadam PC, Ranade DR, Mandelco L, Boone DR. Isolation and characterization of Methanolobus bombayensis sp. nov., a methylotrophic methanogen that requires high concentrations of divalent cations. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1994; 44:603-607. 🇺🇸

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Record number: 777904