Name: Methanopyrus kandleri Kurr et al. 1992

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: kand’ler.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. kandleri, of Kandler, honoring the microbiologist and botanist Otto Kandler

Gender: masculine

Type strain: DSM 6324; JCM 9639; NBRC 100938; Strain AV19

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: M59932 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Kurr M, Huber R, König H, Jannasch HW, Fricke H, Trincone A, Kristjansson JK, Stetter KO. Methanopyrus kandleri, gen. and sp. nov. represents a novel group of hyperthermophilic methanogens, growing at 110°C. Arch. Microbiol. 1991; 156:239-247.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 41. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1992; 42:327-328.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Methanopyrus Kurr et al. 1992. Publication: Kurr M, Huber R, König H, Jannasch HW, Fricke H, Trincone A, Kristjansson JK, Stetter KO. Methanopyrus kandleri, gen. and sp. nov. represents a novel group of hyperthermophilic methanogens, growing at 110°C. Arch. Microbiol. 1991; 156:239-247.
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — 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 128 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Methanopyrus Kurr et al. 1992

Assigned by: Kurr M, Huber R, König H, Jannasch HW, Fricke H, Trincone A, Kristjansson JK, Stetter KO. Methanopyrus kandleri, gen. and sp. nov. represents a novel group of hyperthermophilic methanogens, growing at 110°C. Arch. Microbiol. 1991; 156:239-247.

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