Name: Methanomassiliicoccus luminyensis Dridi et al. 2012

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: lu.mi.ny.en’sis. N.L. masc./fem. adj. luminyensis, belonging to Luminy, the place where the type strain was isolated

Gender: masculine

Type strain: B 10; CSUR P135; DSM 25720

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: HQ896499 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Dridi B, Fardeau ML, Ollivier B, Raoult D, Drancourt M. Methanomassiliicoccus luminyensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a methanogenic archaeon isolated from human faeces. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:1902-1907.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 148. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:2549-2554.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • Nomenclatural type of the genus Methanomassiliicoccus Dridi et al. 2012. Publication: Dridi B, Fardeau ML, Ollivier B, Raoult D, Drancourt M. Methanomassiliicoccus luminyensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a methanogenic archaeon isolated from human faeces. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:1902-1907.
  • The DSM number cited in the paper by Dridi et al. 2012, DSM 24529, is not in compliance with the wording of Rule 30 (4) of the Bacteriological Code (1990 Revision). Consequently the name Methanomassiliicoccus luminyensis is not validly published. A further consequence is that the genus name Methanomassiliicoccus is also not validly published because the name of the type species is not validly published. Publication: Parker CT, Tindall BJ, Garrity GM. International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:S1-S111.
  • In the original publication of Dridi et al. 2012, a patent strain, DSM 24529, was erroneously designated as the type strain of the species. — Leibniz Institute DSMZ. Prokaryotic Nomenclature Up-to-date, 2018-12-11.
  • In the original publication the DSM number that is given, DSM 24529, is a patent strain. Consequently the original publication does not meet the requirements of rules of the Bacteriological Code [see Rule 30 (4).]. This affects valid publication of the genus name and species combination. The correct DSM number of the type strain of the type species appears on Validation List 148. Publication: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 148. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:2549-2554.
  • The DSMZ accession number DSM 24529, cited in the paper by Dridi et al. 2012, is a patent deposit. The correct DSMZ accession number must be DSM 25720. — Spring S. Personal communication, 2012-07-17.

Parent taxon: Methanomassiliicoccus Dridi et al. 2012

Assigned by: Dridi B, Fardeau ML, Ollivier B, Raoult D, Drancourt M. Methanomassiliicoccus luminyensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a methanogenic archaeon isolated from human faeces. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:1902-1907.

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