
Name DOI	10.1601/nm.10857
Name	Methanobrevibacter arboriphilicus (sic) (Zeikus and Henning 1975) Balch et al. 1981
Name Status	Validly Published
Current Authority	(sic) (Zeikus and Henning 1975) Balch et al. 1981
Preferred Name	Methanobrevibacter arboriphilus
Taxonomic Rank	species
Nomenclatural Type (designated strain)	Refer to the type exemplar.

Taxonomy	10.1601/tx.118
Type Strain representative organism	DH1^T (=ATCC 29097 =DSM 1125)


Proper Form	Methanobrevibacter arboriphilicus (sic) (Zeikus and Henning 1975) Balch et al. 1981
Nomenclatural History	The species Methanobrevibacter arboriphilicus was originally described by Balch et al. 1979. This name became validly published when it appeared on Validation List No. 6 in 1981. Asakawa et al. corrected this name from Methanobrevibacter arboriphilicus (sic) to Methanobrevibacter arboriphilus . Balch et al. formed this name in 1979 by placing the species Methanobacterium arbophilicum Zeikus and Henning 1975 (Approved Lists 1980) into the genus Methanobrevibacter Balch and Wolfe 1981.

Citation	When referring specifically to this Abstract, please use its Digital Object Identifier. Name Abstract for Methanobrevibacter arboriphilicus (sic) (Zeikus and Henning 1975) Balch et al. 1981.April 22, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1601/nm.10857.
Source File	10.1601/nm.10857.xml

References

List Editor. Validation List no. 6. Validation of the publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1981; 31:215-218. https://doi.org/10.1099/00207713-31-2-215.
Balch WE, Fox GE, Magrum LJ, Woese CR, Wolfe RS. Methanogens: reevaluation of a unique biological group. Microbiol Rev 1979; 43:260-296. [PubMed].
Asakawa S, Morii H, Agakawa-Matsushita M, Kogoa Y, Hayano K. Characterization of Methanobrevibacter arboriphilicus SA isolated from a paddy field soil and DNA-DNA hybridization among M. arboriphilicus strains. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1993; 43:683-686. https://doi.org/10.1099/00207713-43-4-683.