basis of record: Stadtman, T.C., and Barker, H.A. "Studies on the methane fermentation. X. A new formate-decomposing bacterium, Methanococcus vannielii." J. Bacteriol. (1951) 62:269-280. [details]
Citation: WoRMS (2013). Methanococcus vannielii Stadtman & Barker, 1951. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=573659 on 2013-05-26