Name: Methanomicrobium paynteri Rivard et al. 1984

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: payn’ter.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. paynteri, of Paynter, named after M.J.B. Paynter, who first isolated a species of the genus

Gender: neuter

Type strain: ATCC 33997; DSM 2545; G-2000; OCM 124

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16S rRNA gene: JQ346754 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Rivard CJ, Henson JM, Thomas MV, Smith PH. Isolation and Characterization of Methanomicrobium paynteri sp. nov., a Mesophilic Methanogen Isolated from Marine Sediments. Appl Environ Microbiol 1983; 46:484-490.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 13. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1984; 34:91-92.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Methanolacinia paynteri (Rivard et al. 1984) Zellner et al. 1990

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Methanolacinia paynteri (Rivard et al. 1984) Zellner et al. 1990	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Methanomicrobium paynteri 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 Methanomicrobium.
  • 😷 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 1 time in PubMed until 2024-03-28.

Parent taxon: Methanomicrobium Balch and Wolfe 1981

Assigned by: Rivard CJ, Henson JM, Thomas MV, Smith PH. Isolation and Characterization of Methanomicrobium paynteri sp. nov., a Mesophilic Methanogen Isolated from Marine Sediments. Appl Environ Microbiol 1983; 46:484-490.

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Record number: 777913