Species Methanoregula boonei

Name: Methanoregula boonei Bräuer et al. 2011

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: boo’ne.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. boonei, of Boone, to honour the pioneering work of David Boone on methanogenic archaea

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: me-t^ha-no-RE-gu-la BOO-ne-i, feminine

Type strain: 6A8; DSM 21154; JCM 14090

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: DQ282124 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Brauer SL, Cadillo-Quiroz H, Ward RJ, Yavitt JB, Zinder SH. Methanoregula boonei gen. nov., sp. nov., an acidiphilic methanogen isolated from an acidic peat bog. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:45-52. 🇺🇸

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 61, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:701-702.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Candidatus Methanoregula boonei" Bräuer et al. 2006	homotypic synonym, pro-validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Methanoregula Bräuer et al. 2011. Publication: Brauer SL, Cadillo-Quiroz H, Ward RJ, Yavitt JB, Zinder SH. Methanoregula boonei gen. nov., sp. nov., an acidiphilic methanogen isolated from an acidic peat bog. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:45-52. 🇺🇸
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. 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 6 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Methanoregula Bräuer et al. 2011

Assigned by: Brauer SL, Cadillo-Quiroz H, Ward RJ, Yavitt JB, Zinder SH. Methanoregula boonei gen. nov., sp. nov., an acidiphilic methanogen isolated from an acidic peat bog. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:45-52. 🇺🇸

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