Name: Methanothermus sociabilis Stetter 1986

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: so.ci.a’bi.lis. L. masc./fem. adj. sociabilis, that may be easily united or joined together, sociable, because of its growth in large aggregates

Gender: masculine

Type strain: DSM 3496; JCM 10723; Kf1-Fl; OCM 173

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16S rRNA gene: HE654004 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Lauerer G, Kristjansson JK, Langworthy TA, König H, Stetter KO. Methanothermus sociabilis sp. nov., a second species within the Methanothermaceae growing at 97°C. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1986; 8:100-105.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 22. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1986; 36:573-576.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • ✏ The authority of the taxon name (Stetter) deliberately differs from the authors of the publication (Lauerer et al.).
  • 😷 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 5 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Methanothermus Stetter 1982

Assigned by: Lauerer G, Kristjansson JK, Langworthy TA, König H, Stetter KO. Methanothermus sociabilis sp. nov., a second species within the Methanothermaceae growing at 97°C. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1986; 8:100-105.

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Record number: 777952