Genus Methylarcula
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 2
Number of subspecies, including synonyms, cited in this file: 0
Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").
For a detailed description of this taxon see Bergey’s Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria (BMSAB).
Methylarcula Doronina et al. 2000, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Methylarcula marina Doronina et al. 2000.
Etymology: N.L. n. methylum (from French méthyle, back-formation from French méthylène, coined from Gr. n. methu, wine and Gr. n. hulê, wood), the methyl group; N.L. pref. methylo-, pertaining to the methyl radical; L. fem. n. arcula, small box; N.L. fem. n. Methylarcula, methyl-using small box.
Valid publication: DORONINA (N.V.), TROTSENKO (Y.A.) and TOUROVA (T.P.): Methylarcula marina gen. nov., sp. nov. and Methylarcula terricola sp. nov.: novel aerobic, moderately halophilic, facultatively methylotrophic bacteria from coastal saline environments. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2000, 50, 1849-1859.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Methylarcula marina Doronina et al. 2000, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) p = VKM B-2159.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AF030436.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. marina, of or belonging to the sea, sea-, marine.
Valid publication: DORONINA (N.V.), TROTSENKO (Y.A.) and TOUROVA (T.P.): Methylarcula marina gen. nov., sp. nov. and Methylarcula terricola sp. nov.: novel aerobic, moderately halophilic, facultatively methylotrophic bacteria from coastal saline environments. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2000, 50, 1849-1859.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Methylarcula terricola Doronina et al. 2000, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) h37 = VKM B-2160.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AF030437.
Etymology: L. n. terricola, a dweller upon earth; intended to mean isolated from soil.
Valid publication: DORONINA (N.V.), TROTSENKO (Y.A.) and TOUROVA (T.P.): Methylarcula marina gen. nov., sp. nov. and Methylarcula terricola sp. nov.: novel aerobic, moderately halophilic, facultatively methylotrophic bacteria from coastal saline environments. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2000, 50, 1849-1859.
Original article in IJSEM Online