Name: Methanolobus taylorii Oremland and Boone 1994

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: tay.lor’i.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. taylorii, of Taylor, named in honor of Barrie F. Taylor for his contributions to our understanding of the marine organosulfur cycle and his mentorship of many students and postdoctoral associates in the field of marine microbiology

Gender: masculine

Type strain: ATCC BAA-911; DSM 9005; GS-16; OCM 58

See detailed strain information at

16S rRNA gene: KT285308 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Oremland RS, Boone DR. Methanolobus taylorii sp. nov., a new methylotrophic, estuarine methanogen. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1994; 44:573-575.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 44, part 3 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1994; 44:853.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• 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 = "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 4 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.
  • 🧍 Misprinted "taylori" in the notification list. Publication: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 44, part 3 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1994; 44:853.

Parent taxon: Methanolobus König and Stetter 1983

Assigned by: Oremland RS, Boone DR. Methanolobus taylorii sp. nov., a new methylotrophic, estuarine methanogen. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1994; 44:573-575.

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Record number: 777907