
Name DOI	10.1601/nm.138
Name	Methanothermobacter wolfeii (Winter et al. 1985) Wasserfallen et al. 2000
Name Status	Validly Published
Current Authority	(Winter et al. 1985) Wasserfallen et al. 2000
Preferred Name	Methanothermobacter wolfeii
Taxonomic Rank	species
Nomenclatural Type (designated strain)	Refer to the type exemplar.

Taxonomy	10.1601/tx.138
Type Strain representative organism	ATCC 43096^T (=DSM 2970 =VKM B-1829 =OCM 154 =NBRC 100332)


Proper Form	Methanothermobacter wolfeii (Winter et al. 1985) Wasserfallen et al. 2000
Nomenclatural History	The species Methanothermobacter wolfeii was originally described and validly published by Wasserfallen et al. 2000. Wasserfallen et al. formed this name in 2000 by placing the species Methanobacterium wolfei Winter et al. 1985 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 wolfeii (Winter et al. 1985) Wasserfallen et al. 2000.April 22, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1601/nm.138.
Source File	10.1601/nm.138.xml


This information was last reviewed on February 12, 2009.

References

Wasserfallen A, Nölling 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. https://doi.org/10.1099/00207713-50-1-43 [PubMed].