Name DOI
10.1601/nm.152
Name
 Burggraf et al. 1990
Name Status
Validly Published
Current Authority
Burggraf et al. 1990
Preferred Name
Taxonomic Rank
species
Nomenclatural Type
(designated strain)
Refer to the type exemplar.
Taxonomy
Type Strain
representative organism
T (= =)
Proper Form
Methanococcus igneus Burggraf et al. 1990
Nomenclatural History
The species Methanococcus igneus was originally described by Burggraf et al. 1990. This name became validly published when it appeared on Validation List No. 35 in 1990. In 2001, Whitman established as the basonym of (Burggraf et al. 1990) Whitman 2002 .
Citation
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Name Abstract for Methanococcus igneus Burggraf et al. 1990.. https://doi.org/10.1601/nm.152.
Source File
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References

  1. Whitman WB. Genus II. Methanotorris gen. nov. In: Garrity GM, Boone DR, Castenholz RW (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, Second Edition, Volume 1, Springer, New York, 2001, p. 245-246.
  2. List Editor. Validation of the publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. List No. 35. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1990; 40:470-471. https://doi.org/10.1099/00207713-40-4-470.
  3. Burggraf S, Fricke H, Neuner A, Kristjansson J, Rouvier P, Mandelco L, Woese CR, Stetter KO. Methanococcus igneus sp. nov., a novel hyperthermophilic methanogen from a shallow submarine hydrothermal system. Syst Appl Microbiol 1990; 13:263-269. [PubMed].