Species Methanosalsum zhilinae

Name: Methanosalsum zhilinae (Mathrani et al. 1988) Boone and Baker 2002

Category, proposed as: species, comb. nov.

Basonym: Methanohalophilus zhilinae Mathrani et al. 1988

Etymology: zhi’li.nae. N.L. gen. fem. n. zhilinae, of Zhilina, named for Tatjana Zhilina, who made many definitive studies of halophilic methanogens

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: me-t^ha-no-SAL-sum Z͡HI-li-na͡e, neuter

Type strain: DSM 4017; OCM 62; WeN5

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: FJ224366 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Boone DR, Baker CC. Genus VI Methanosalsum gen. nov. In: Boone DR, Castenholz RW, Garrity GM (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, 2nd edn, vol. 1 (The Archaea and the Deeply Branching and Phototrophic Bacteria), Springer, New York, 2001, p. 287-289. 🇺🇸

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 85. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:685-690.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Methanohalophilus zhilinae Mathrani et al. 1988	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    "Methanosalsus zhilinaeae" (Mathrani et al. 1988) Boone et al. 1993	homotypic synonym, not validly published

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Methanosalsum Boone and Baker 2002. Publication: Boone DR, Baker CC. Genus VI Methanosalsum gen. nov. In: Boone DR, Castenholz RW, Garrity GM (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, 2nd edn, vol. 1 (The Archaea and the Deeply Branching and Phototrophic Bacteria), Springer, New York, 2001, p. 287-289. 🇺🇸
  • 😷 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 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 1 time in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Mukherjee S, Seshadri R, Varghese NJ, Eloe-Fadrosh EA, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Goker M, Coates RC, Hadjithomas M, Pavlopoulos GA, Paez-Espino D, et al. 1,003 reference genomes of bacterial and archaeal isolates expand coverage of the tree of life. Nat Biotechnol 2017; 35:676-683. 🇺🇸

Parent taxon: Methanosalsum Boone and Baker 2002

Assigned by: Boone DR, Baker CC. Genus VI Methanosalsum gen. nov. In: Boone DR, Castenholz RW, Garrity GM (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, 2nd edn, vol. 1 (The Archaea and the Deeply Branching and Phototrophic Bacteria), Springer, New York, 2001, p. 287-289. 🇺🇸

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