Name: Methanosaeta thermoacetophila (Nozhevnikova and Chudina 1988) Patel and Sprott 1990

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Methanothrix thermoacetophila corrig. Nozhevnikova and Chudina 1988

Etymology: ther.mo.a.ce.to’phi.la. Gr. fem. adj. thermê, heat; L. neut. n. acetum, vinegar; N.L. fem. adj. suff. -phila, friend, loving; from Gr. fem. adj. philê, loving; N.L. fem. adj. thermoacetophila, heat- and acetate-loving

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … t^her-mo-a-ke-TO-p^hi-la, feminine

Type strain: DSM 4774; VKM B-1831; Z-517

See detailed strain information at

16S rRNA gene: LN868388 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Patel GB, Sprott GD. Methanosaeta concilii gen. nov., sp. nov. ("Methanothrix concilii") and Methanosaeta thermoacetophila nom. rev., comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1990; 40:79-82.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Methanothrix thermoacetophila corrig. Nozhevnikova and Chudina 1988

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Methanothrix thermoacetophila corrig. Nozhevnikova and Chudina 1988	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Methanothrix thermophila Kamagata et al. 1992	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, rejected name
    Methanosaeta thermophila (Kamagata et al. 1992) Boone and Kamagata 1998	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, rejected name
    Methanothrix thermoacetophilia Nozhevnikova and Chudina 1988	homotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling

• Notes:
  • ⏰ According to Garrity et al. (2011), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Methanosaeta thermophila (Kamagata et al. 1992) Boone and Kamagata 1998. Publication: Garrity GM, Labeda DP, Oren A. Judicial Commission of the International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes. XIIth International (IUMS) Congress of Bacteriology and Applied Microbiology. Minutes of the meetings, 3, 4 and 6 August 2008, Istanbul, Turkey. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 2011; 61:2775-2780. 🇺🇸
  • ⏰ According to Garrity et al. (2011), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Methanothrix thermophila Kamagata et al. 1992. Publication: Garrity GM, Labeda DP, Oren A. Judicial Commission of the International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes. XIIth International (IUMS) Congress of Bacteriology and Applied Microbiology. Minutes of the meetings, 3, 4 and 6 August 2008, Istanbul, Turkey. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 2011; 61:2775-2780. 🇺🇸
  • 😷 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. — 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 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🧍 Methanosaeta thermoacetophila (Nozhevnikova and Chudina 1988) Patel and Sprott 19908 is illegitimate, because the genus name is illegitimate. — 🧍 In violation of Rule 33c, Patel and Sprott 1990 propose Methanosaeta thermoacetophila as a nomen revictum. Publication: Oren A, Arahal DR, Goker M, Moore ERB, Rossello-Mora R, Sutcliffe IC. International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes. Prokaryotic Code (2022 Revision). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5585. 🇮🇱
  • 🧍 See also the file Some problems with the genera Methanothrix and Methanosaeta. Publication: Euzeby JP. List of Bacterial Names with Standing in Nomenclature: a folder available on the Internet. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:590-592. 🇫🇷

Parent taxon: Methanosaeta Patel and Sprott 1990

Assigned by: Patel GB, Sprott GD. Methanosaeta concilii gen. nov., sp. nov. ("Methanothrix concilii") and Methanosaeta thermoacetophila nom. rev., comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1990; 40:79-82.

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