Name: Methanoculleus bourgensis corrig. (Ollivier et al. 1986) Maestrojuán et al. 1990

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Methanogenium bourgense Ollivier et al. 1986

Etymology: bour.gen’sis. N.L. masc. adj. bourgensis, pertaining to Bourg-en-Bresse, France, name of a locality in France

Pronunciation, gender: bour-GEN-sis, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 43281; DSM 3045; MS2; OGC 15

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AF095269 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Maestrojuán GM, Boone DR, Xun L, Mah RA, Zhang L. Transfer of Methanogenium bourgense, Methanogenium marisnigri, Methanogenium olentangyi, and Methanogenium thermophilicum to the genus Methanoculleus gen. nov., emendation of Methanoculleus marisnigri and Methanogenium and description of new strains of Methanoculleus bourgense and Methanoculleus marisnigri. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1990; 40:117-122. 🇺🇸

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Methanogenium olentangyi Corder et al. 1988	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Methanogenium bourgense Ollivier et al. 1986	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Methanoculleus bourgense (Ollivier et al. 1986) Maestrojuán et al. 1990	other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling
    Methanoculleus olentangyi (Corder et al. 1988) Maestrojuán et al. 1990	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Methanoculleus oldenburgensis Blotevogel et al. 1998	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Emendations:
  • Asakawa and Nagaoka 2003 Asakawa S, Nagaoka K. Methanoculleus bourgensis, Methanoculleus olentangyi and Methanoculleus oldenburgensis are subjective synonyms. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:1551-1552. 🇯🇵 Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 53, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:3-6.
    Notes:
    • 🫂 Emendation accompanied by 2 proposals regarding the synonymy of the species.

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Methanoculleus Maestrojuán et al. 1990. Publication: Maestrojuán GM, Boone DR, Xun L, Mah RA, Zhang L. Transfer of Methanogenium bourgense, Methanogenium marisnigri, Methanogenium olentangyi, and Methanogenium thermophilicum to the genus Methanoculleus gen. nov., emendation of Methanoculleus marisnigri and Methanogenium and description of new strains of Methanoculleus bourgense and Methanoculleus marisnigri. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1990; 40:117-122. 🇺🇸
  • ⏰ According to Asakawa and Nagaoka (2003), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Methanoculleus oldenburgensis Blotevogel et al. 1998. Publication: Asakawa S, Nagaoka K. Methanoculleus bourgensis, Methanoculleus olentangyi and Methanoculleus oldenburgensis are subjective synonyms. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:1551-1552. 🇯🇵
  • ⏰ According to Asakawa and Nagaoka (2003), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Methanoculleus olentangyi (Corder et al. 1988) Maestrojuán et al. 1990. Publication: Asakawa S, Nagaoka K. Methanoculleus bourgensis, Methanoculleus olentangyi and Methanoculleus oldenburgensis are subjective synonyms. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:1551-1552. 🇯🇵
  • ⏰ According to Asakawa and Nagaoka (2003), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Methanogenium olentangyi Corder et al. 1988. Publication: Asakawa S, Nagaoka K. Methanoculleus bourgensis, Methanoculleus olentangyi and Methanoculleus oldenburgensis are subjective synonyms. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:1551-1552. 🇯🇵
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — 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 44 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🧍 Nom. corrig.: IJSB 48:1073; Methanoculleus bourgense (sic). Publication: Euzéby JP. Taxonomic note: necessary correction of specific and subspecific epithets according to Rules 12c and 13b of the International Code of Nomenclature of Bacteria (1990 Revision). Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1998; 48:1073-1075. 🇫🇷
  • 🧍 The original spelling of the specific epithet, bourgense (sic), has been corrected by Euzéby 1998. Publication: Euzéby JP. Taxonomic note: necessary correction of specific and subspecific epithets according to Rules 12c and 13b of the International Code of Nomenclature of Bacteria (1990 Revision). Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1998; 48:1073-1075. 🇫🇷

Parent taxon: Methanoculleus Maestrojuán et al. 1990

Assigned by: Maestrojuán GM, Boone DR, Xun L, Mah RA, Zhang L. Transfer of Methanogenium bourgense, Methanogenium marisnigri, Methanogenium olentangyi, and Methanogenium thermophilicum to the genus Methanoculleus gen. nov., emendation of Methanoculleus marisnigri and Methanogenium and description of new strains of Methanoculleus bourgense and Methanoculleus marisnigri. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1990; 40:117-122. 🇺🇸

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