
Name DOI	10.1601/nm.137
Name	Methanothermobacter thermophilus (Laurinavichus et al. 1990) Boone 2002
Name Status	Validly Published
Current Authority	(Laurinavichus et al. 1990) Boone 2002
Preferred Name	Methanothermobacter thermophilus
Taxonomic Rank	species
Nomenclatural Type (designated strain)	Refer to the type exemplar.

Taxonomy	10.1601/tx.137
Type Strain representative organism	OCM 231^T (=VKM B-1786 =DSM 6529 =M)


Proper Form	Methanothermobacter thermophilus (Laurinavichus et al. 1990) Boone 2002
Nomenclatural History	The species Methanothermobacter thermophilus was originally described by Boone 2001. This name became validly published when it appeared on Validation List No. 85 in 2002. Boone formed this name in 2001 by placing the species Methanobacterium thermophilum Laurinavichus et al. 1990 into the genus Methanothermobacter Wasserfallen et al. 2000.

Citation	When referring specifically to this Abstract, please use its Digital Object Identifier. Name Abstract for Methanothermobacter thermophilus (Laurinavichus et al. 1990) Boone 2002.April 22, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1601/nm.137.
Source File	10.1601/nm.137.xml


This information was last reviewed on February 12, 2009.

References

Boone DR. Genus IV. Methanothermobacter Wasserfallen, Nolling, Pfister, Reeve and Conway de Macario 2000, 51VP. In: Garrity GM, Boone DR, Castenholz RW (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, Second Edition, Volume 1, Springer, New York, 2001, p. 230-233.
List Editor. Validation List no. 85. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:685-690. https://doi.org/10.1099/00207713-52-3-685 [PubMed].