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Species Methanosarcina mazeii
Name: Methanosarcina mazeii (Barker 1936) Mah and Kuhn 1984
Basonym: Methanococcus mazei Barker 1936 (Approved Lists 1980)
Type strain: DSM 2053; not cultivated originally; OCM 26; S-6; VKM B-1636
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AB973358
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Mah RA, Kuhn DA. Transfer of the type species of the genus Methanococcus to the genus Methanosarcina naming it Methanosarcina mazei (Barker 1936) comb. nov. et emend. and conservation of the genus Methanococcus (Approved Lists, 1980) with Methanococcus vannielii (Approved Lists, 1980) as the type species. Request for an opinion. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1984; 34:263-265. 
Nomenclatural status: inaccurate spelling
Correct name: Methanosarcina mazei corrig. (Barker 1936) Mah and Kuhn 1984
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Methanococcus mazei Barker 1936 (Approved Lists 1980) homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP Methanosarcina mazei corrig. (Barker 1936) Mah and Kuhn 1984 corrected spelling of name, validly published under the ICNP Methanococcus frisius Blotevogel et al. 1986 heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP Methanosarcina frisia (Blotevogel et al. 1986) Blotevogel and Fischer 1989 heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
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⏰ According to Mästrojuan et al. (1992), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Methanococcus frisius Blotevogel et al. 1986.
Publication:
Maestrojuán GM, Boone JE, Mah RA, Menaia JAGF, Sachs MS, Boone DR. Taxonomy and halotolerance of mesophilic Methanosarcina strains, assignment of strains to species, and synonymy of Methanosarcina mazei and Methanosarcina frisia. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1992; 42:561-567. 🇺🇸
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⏰ According to Mästrojuan et al. (1992), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Methanosarcina frisia (Blotevogel et al. 1986) Blotevogel and Fischer 1989.
Publication:
Maestrojuán GM, Boone JE, Mah RA, Menaia JAGF, Sachs MS, Boone DR. Taxonomy and halotolerance of mesophilic Methanosarcina strains, assignment of strains to species, and synonymy of Methanosarcina mazei and Methanosarcina frisia. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1992; 42:561-567. 🇺🇸
- 🎓 Name mentioned 16 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
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⏰ According to Mästrojuan et al. (1992), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Methanococcus frisius Blotevogel et al. 1986.
Publication:
Maestrojuán GM, Boone JE, Mah RA, Menaia JAGF, Sachs MS, Boone DR. Taxonomy and halotolerance of mesophilic Methanosarcina strains, assignment of strains to species, and synonymy of Methanosarcina mazei and Methanosarcina frisia. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1992; 42:561-567.
Parent taxon: Methanosarcina Kluyver and van Niel 1936 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Mah RA, Kuhn DA. Transfer of the type species of the genus Methanococcus to the genus Methanosarcina naming it Methanosarcina mazei (Barker 1936) comb. nov. et emend. and conservation of the genus Methanococcus (Approved Lists, 1980) with Methanococcus vannielii (Approved Lists, 1980) as the type species. Request for an opinion. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1984; 34:263-265.
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Record number: 798640
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