
Name DOI	10.1601/nm.159
Name	Methanococcus vulcanius Jeanthon et al. 1999
Name Status	Validly Published
Current Authority	Jeanthon et al. 1999
Preferred Name	Methanocaldococcus vulcanius
Taxonomic Rank	species
Nomenclatural Type (designated strain)	Refer to the type exemplar.

Taxonomy	10.1601/tx.159
Type Strain representative organism	M7^T (=ATCC 700851 =DSM 12094)


Proper Form	Methanococcus vulcanius Jeanthon et al. 1999
Nomenclatural History	The species Methanococcus vulcanius was originally described and validly published by Jeanthon et al. 1999. In 2001, Whitman established Methanococcus vulcanius as the basonym of Methanocaldococcus vulcanius (Jeanthon et al. 1999) Whitman 2002 .

Citation	When referring specifically to this Abstract, please use its Digital Object Identifier. Name Abstract for Methanococcus vulcanius Jeanthon et al. 1999.April 22, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1601/nm.159.
Source File	10.1601/nm.159.xml

References

Jeanthon C, L'Haridon S, Reysenbach AL, Corre E, Vernet M, Messner P, Sleytr UB, Prieur D. Methanococcus vulcanius sp. nov., a novel hyperthermophilic methanogen isolated from East Pacific Rise, and identification of Methanococcus sp. DSM 4213T as Methanococcus fervens sp. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:583-589. https://doi.org/10.1099/00207713-49-2-583 [PubMed].
Whitman WB. Genus I. Methanocaldococcus 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. 243-245.