Name: Methanomethylovorans thermophila Jiang et al. 2005

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ther.mo.phi’la. Gr. masc. adj. thermos, hot; Gr. masc. adj. philos, loving; N.L. fem. adj. thermophila, heat-loving

Gender: feminine

Type strain: ATCC BAA-1173; DSM 17232; L2FAW

See detailed strain information at

16S rRNA gene: AY672821 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Jiang B, Parshina SN, van Doesburg W, Lomans BP, Stams AJ. Methanomethylovorans thermophila sp. nov., a thermophilic, methylotrophic methanogen from an anaerobic reactor fed with methanol. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:2465-2470.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 55, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:319-321.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 2 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Methanomethylovorans Lomans et al. 2004

Assigned by: Jiang B, Parshina SN, van Doesburg W, Lomans BP, Stams AJ. Methanomethylovorans thermophila sp. nov., a thermophilic, methylotrophic methanogen from an anaerobic reactor fed with methanol. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:2465-2470.

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Record number: 777911