Name: Methanothermobacter wolfei corrig. (Winter et al. 1985) Wasserfallen et al. 2000

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Methanobacterium wolfei Winter et al. 1985

Etymology: wol.fe’i. N.L. gen. masc. n. wolfei, of Wolfe, named for R.S. Wolfe for his pioneering research on the biochemistry of methanogenesis

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: me-t^ha-no-t^her-mo-BAK-ter wol-FE-i, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 43096; DSM 2970; JCM 14652; NBRC 100332; OCM 154; VKM B-1829

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB104858 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Wasserfallen A, Nolling J, Pfister P, Reeve J, Conway de Macario E. Phylogenetic analysis of 18 thermophilic Methanobacterium isolates supports the proposals to create a new genus, Methanothermobacter gen. nov., and to reclassify several isolates in three species, Methanothermobacter thermautotrophicus comb. nov., Methanothermobacter wolfeii comb. nov., and Methanothermobacter marburgensis sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:43-53. 🇨🇭

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 50, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:425-426.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Methanobacterium wolfei Winter et al. 1985	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Methanothermobacter wolfeii (Winter et al. 1985) Wasserfallen et al. 2000	other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling

• Notes:
  • 😷 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". — 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 4 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Methanothermobacter Wasserfallen et al. 2000

Assigned by: Wasserfallen A, Nolling J, Pfister P, Reeve J, Conway de Macario E. Phylogenetic analysis of 18 thermophilic Methanobacterium isolates supports the proposals to create a new genus, Methanothermobacter gen. nov., and to reclassify several isolates in three species, Methanothermobacter thermautotrophicus comb. nov., Methanothermobacter wolfeii comb. nov., and Methanothermobacter marburgensis sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:43-53. 🇨🇭

Linking: To permanently link to this page, use https://doi.org/10.83108/rn.784219Copy to clipboardLink copied to clipboard

Record number: 784219