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        <authority>Kamagata et al. 1992</authority>
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        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.11809" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.267" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.9151">Methanothrix thermoacetophilia</identifier>
        <authority>(sic) Nozhevnikova and Chudina 1988</authority>
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        <authority>corrig. Nozhevnikova and Chudina 1988</authority>
        <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Methanosaeta thermoacetophila" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.267" illegitimate="false" is-current="false" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
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        <authority>(sic) Angle et al. 2017</authority>
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        <authority>corrig. Angle et al. 2017</authority>
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        <authority>(Ma et al. 2006) Akinyemi et al. 2021</authority>
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            <article-title>Genome sequences published outside of Standards in Genomic Sciences, January - June 2011</article-title>
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            <volume>4</volume>
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            <source id="1183">Standards in Genomic Sciences</source>
            <abbrev>Stand Genomic Sci</abbrev>
            <issn>1944-3277</issn>
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                <surname>Kamagata</surname>
                <given-names>Y.</given-names>
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                <surname>Kawasaki</surname>
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                <surname>Oyaizu</surname>
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                <surname>Nakamura</surname>
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              <person-name>
                <surname>Mikami</surname>
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              <person-name>
                <surname>Endo</surname>
                <given-names>G.</given-names>
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              <person-name>
                <surname>Koga</surname>
                <given-names>Y.</given-names>
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              <person-name>
                <surname>Yamasato</surname>
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              </person-name>
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            <article-title>Characterization of three thermophilic strains of Methanothrix (Methanosaeta) thermophila sp. nov. and rejection of Methanothrix (Methanosaeta) thermoacetophila.</article-title>
            <year>1992</year>
            <volume>42</volume>
            <issue>3</issue>
            <fpage>463</fpage>
            <lpage>468</lpage>
            <source id="116">International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology</source>
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                <surname>Patel</surname>
                <given-names>G.B.</given-names>
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              <person-name>
                <surname>Sprott</surname>
                <given-names>G.D.</given-names>
              </person-name>
            </authors>
            <article-title>Methanosaeta concilii gen. nov., sp. nov. ("Methanothrix concilii") and Methanosaeta thermoacetophila nom. rev., comb. nov.</article-title>
            <year>1990</year>
            <volume>40</volume>
            <issue>1</issue>
            <fpage>79</fpage>
            <lpage>82</lpage>
            <source id="116">International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology</source>
            <abbrev>Int J Syst Bacteriol</abbrev>
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        <snapshot date="2024-04-22" date-formatted="April 22, 2024" time="17:42:00" time-formatted="17:42 PM" />
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        <curatorial-note>16S accession AH003992 is segmented (Segment 1: S42679, 2: S42680, 3: S42681).</curatorial-note>
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            <given-names>G.B.</given-names>
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        <article-title>Characterization and nutritional properties of Methanothrix concilii sp. nov., a mesophilc, acetoclastic methanogen</article-title>
        <year>1984</year>
        <volume>30</volume>
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        <lpage>1396</lpage>
        <source id="217">Canadian Journal of Microbiology</source>
        <abbrev>Can J Microbiol</abbrev>
        <issn>0008-4166</issn>
        <essn>1480-3275</essn>
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