Name: Methanolobus oregonensis (Liu et al. 1990) Boone 2002

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Methanohalophilus oregonensis corrig. Liu et al. 1990

Etymology: o.re.go.nen’sis. N.L. masc. adj. oregonensis, pertaining to Oregon, named for the state in which it was isolated

Pronunciation, gender: o-re-go-NEN-sis, masculine

Type strain: ATCC BAA-928; DSM 5435; OCM 99; OGI 99; WAL 1; WALl

See detailed strain information at

16S rRNA gene: U20152 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Boone DR. Genus V. Methanolobus König and Stetter 1983, 439VP. In: Boone DR, Castenholz RW, Garrity GM (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, 2nd edn, vol. 1 (The Archaea and the Deeply Branching and Phototrophic Bacteria), Springer, New York, 2001, p. 283-287.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 85. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:685-690.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Methanohalophilus oregonense Liu et al. 1990	homotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling
    Methanohalophilus oregonensis corrig. Liu et al. 1990	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 📧 The e-mail address of the corresponding author given in the effective publication is not functional any more.
  • 😷 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 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 3 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🧍 In the paper by Boone 2002 and in Validation List 85, the strain WAL1 is cited as Wal-1. Publication: Anonymous. Validation list no. 85. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:685-690.

Parent taxon: Methanolobus König and Stetter 1983

Assigned by: Boone DR. Genus V. Methanolobus König and Stetter 1983, 439VP. In: Boone DR, Castenholz RW, Garrity GM (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, 2nd edn, vol. 1 (The Archaea and the Deeply Branching and Phototrophic Bacteria), Springer, New York, 2001, p. 283-287.

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