Name: Methanomethylovorans thermophila Jiang et al. 2005

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ther.mo’phi.la. Gr. masc. adj. thermos, hot; Gr. masc. adj. philos, loving; N.L. fem. adj. thermophila, heat-loving

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … t^her-MO-p^hi-la, feminine

Type strain: ATCC BAA-1173; DSM 17232; L2FAW

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16S rRNA gene: AY672821 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Jiang B, Parshina SN, van Doesburg W, Lomans BP, Stams AJ. Methanomethylovorans thermophila sp. nov., a thermophilic, methylotrophic methanogen from an anaerobic reactor fed with methanol. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:2465-2470. 🇳🇱

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 55, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:319-321.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 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: Methanomethylovorans Lomans et al. 2004

Assigned by: Jiang B, Parshina SN, van Doesburg W, Lomans BP, Stams AJ. Methanomethylovorans thermophila sp. nov., a thermophilic, methylotrophic methanogen from an anaerobic reactor fed with methanol. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:2465-2470. 🇳🇱

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Record number: 777911