Name: Methanolobus siciliae Stetter and König 1989

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: si.ci.li.ae. L. gen. fem. n. siciliae, of Sicily, the place of isolation in Italy

Gender: masculine

Type strain: ATCC BAA-931; DSM 3028; OCM 156; T4/M

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: U20153 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Stetter KO. Genus 11. Methanolobus Konig and Stetter 1983,439“' (effective publication: Konig and Stetter 1982,488). In: Staley JT, Bryant MP, Pfennig N, Holt JG (eds), Bergey's manual of systematic bacteriology, vol. 3., The Williams & Wilkins Co., Baltimore, 1989, p. 2205-2207.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 31. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1989; 39:495-497.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Methanosarcina siciliae (Stetter and König 1989) Ni et al. 1994

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Methanosarcina siciliae (Stetter and König 1989) Ni et al. 1994	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Emendations:
  • Ni and Boone 1991 Ni SS, Boone DR. Isolation and characterization of a dimethyl sulfide-degrading methanogen, Methanolobus siciliae HI350, from an oil well, characterization of M. siciliae T4/MT, and emendation of M. siciliae. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1991; 41:410-416.
    Notes:
    • 📧 The e-mail address of the corresponding author given in the associated publication is not functional any more.
    • 🧍 This emendation was not found in the expected IJSEM notification list.

• Notes:
  • ❗ Methanolobus siciliae 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 Methanolobus.
  • 😷 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. — 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.

Parent taxon: Methanolobus König and Stetter 1983

Assigned by: Stetter KO. Genus 11. Methanolobus Konig and Stetter 1983,439“' (effective publication: Konig and Stetter 1982,488). In: Staley JT, Bryant MP, Pfennig N, Holt JG (eds), Bergey's manual of systematic bacteriology, vol. 3., The Williams & Wilkins Co., Baltimore, 1989, p. 2205-2207.

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Record number: 777906