Genus Methylobacillus
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 7
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).
Methylobacillus Yordy and Weaver 1977, genus.
Type species: ¤ Methylobacillus glycogenes Yordy and Weaver 1977 (Approved Lists 1980).
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 radical; N.L. pref. methylo-, pertaining to the methyl radical; L. masc. n. bacillus, a small rod; N.L. masc. n. Methylobacillus, methyl rodlet.
Approved Lists reference: SKERMAN (V.B.D.), McGOWAN (V.) and SNEATH (P.H.A.) (editors): Approved Lists of Bacterial Names. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1980, 30, 225-420 (Approved Lists of Bacterial Names in IJSEM Online - Approved Lists of Bacterial Names Amended edition).
Original publication: YORDY (J.R.) and WEAVER (T.L.): Methylobacillus: a new genus of obligately methylotrophic bacteria. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology, 1977, 27, 247-255.
→ Methylobacillus Yordy and Weaver 1977 (Approved Lists 1980) emend. Urakami and Komagata 1986.
Reference: URAKAMI (T.) and KOMAGATA (K.): Emendation of Methylobacillus Yordy and Weaver 1977, a genus of methanol-utilizing bacteria. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1986, 36, 502-511.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Methylobacillus arboreus Gogleva et al. 2012, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) Iva = CCUG 59684 = VKM B-2590.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: GU937479.
Etymology: L. masc.adj. arboreus, pertaining to a tree.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 148. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2012, 62, 2549-2554.
Effective publication: GOGLEVA (A.A.), KAPARULLINA (E.N.), DORONINA (N.V.) and TROTSENKO (Y.A.): Methylobacillus arboreus sp. nov., and Methylobacillus gramineus sp. nov., novel non-pigmented obligately methylotrophic bacteria associated with plants. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 2011, 34, 477-481.
Validation List no. 148 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Methylobacillus flagellatus Govorukhina et al. 1998, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) KT = ATCC 51484= DSM 6875 = VKM B-1610.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: DQ287787.
Etymology: L. n. flagellum, a whip; L. masc. suff. -atus, suffix denoting provided with; N.L. masc. adj. flagellatus, flagellated.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 66. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1998, 48, 631-632.
Effective publication: GOVORUKHINA (N.I.), KLETSOVA (L.V.), TSYGANKOV (Yu.D.) TROTSENKO (Yu.A.) and NETRUSOV (A.I.): Characteristics of a new obligate methylotroph. Mikrobiologiya, 1987, 56, 849-854 (in Russian).
Validation List no. 66 in IJSEM Online
Methylobacillus glycogenes Yordy and Weaver 1977, species. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) TK 0113 = Yordy and Weaver T-11 = ATCC 29475= DSM 5685 = JCM 2850 = LMG 6082 = NCIB (now NCIMB) 11375 = VKM B-2060.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: FR733701.
Etymology: Gr. adj. glûkus, sweet; N.L. suff. -genes (from Gr. v. gennaô, to produce), producing; N.L. masc. adj. glycogenes, sweet-producing, intended to mean sugarproducing, glycogen-producing.
Approved Lists reference: SKERMAN (V.B.D.), McGOWAN (V.) and SNEATH (P.H.A.) (editors): Approved Lists of Bacterial Names. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1980, 30, 225-420 (Approved Lists of Bacterial Names in IJSEM Online - Approved Lists of Bacterial Names Amended edition).
Original publication: YORDY (J.R.) and WEAVER (T.L.): Methylobacillus: a new genus of obligately methylotrophic bacteria. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology, 1977, 27, 247-255.
→ Methylobacillus glycogenes Yordy and Weaver 1977 (Approved Lists 1980) emend. Urakami and Komagata 1986.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) TK 0113 = Yordy and Weaver T-11 = ATCC 29475= DSM 5685 = JCM 2850 = LMG 6082 = NCIB (now NCIMB) 11375 = VKM B-2060.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: FR733701.
Etymology: Gr. adj. glûkus, sweet; N.L. suff. -genes (from Gr. v. gennaô, to produce), producing; N.L. masc. adj. glycogenes, sweet-producing, intended to mean sugarproducing, glycogen-producing.
Reference: URAKAMI (T.) and KOMAGATA (K.): Emendation of Methylobacillus Yordy and Weaver 1977, a genus of methanol-utilizing bacteria. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1986, 36, 502-511.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Methylobacillus gramineus Gogleva et al. 2012, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) Lap = CCUG 59683 = VKM B-2591.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: GU937478.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. gramineus, grassy.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 148. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2012, 62, 2549-2554.
Effective publication: GOGLEVA (A.A.), KAPARULLINA (E.N.), DORONINA (N.V.) and TROTSENKO (Y.A.): Methylobacillus arboreus sp. nov., and Methylobacillus gramineus sp. nov., novel non-pigmented obligately methylotrophic bacteria associated with plants. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 2011, 34, 477-481.
Validation List no. 148 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Note: In the abstract, the strain CCUG 59683 is erroneously cited as CCUG 59687. In the species description ("protologue"), the strain VKM B-2591 is erroneously cited as VKM B-2590.
Reference: ASSOCIATE EDITOR, IJSEM: Validation List no. 148 (footnote ##). Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2012, 62, 2549-2554.
Validation List no. 148 in IJSEM Online
Methylobacillus methanolivorans Kaparullina et al. 2017, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) Z=VKM B-3037=JCM 31401=CCUG 68999.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KX057479.
Etymology: N.L. n. methanol, -is, methanol; L. pres. part. vorans, devouring; N.L. part. adj. methanolivorans, methanol-devouring.
Source: Industrial/agricultural.
Valid publication: KAPARULLINA, E. N., TROTSENKO, Y. A. and DORONINA, N. V. 2017. Methylobacillus methanolivorans sp. nov., a novel non-pigmented obligately methylotrophic bacterium. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 67, 425-431.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Methylobacillus pratensis Doronina et al. 2004, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) F31 = NCIMB 13994 = VKM B-2247.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AY298905.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. pratensis, growing or found in meadows.
Valid publication: DORONINA (N.V.), TROTSENKO (Y.A.), KOLGANOVA (T.V.), TOUROVA (T.P.) and SALKINOJA-SALONEN (M.S.): Methylobacillus pratensis sp. nov., a novel non-pigmented, aerobic, obligately methylotrophic bacterium isolated from meadow grass. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2004, 54, 1453-1457.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Methylobacillus rhizosphaerae Madhaiyan et al. 2016, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) Ca-68=KCTC 22383=NCIMB 14472.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: EU672802.
Etymology: -.
Source: Plant.
Valid publication: VALIDATION LIST no. 172. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 66 (2016), 4299–4305.
Validation List Online
Effective publication: Madhaiyan, M., Poonguzhali, S., Senthilkumar, M., Pragatheswari, D., Lee, K. C. and Lee, J. S. 2013. Methylobacillus rhizosphaerae sp. nov., a novel plant-associated methylotrophic bacterium isolated from rhizosphere of red pepper. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 103, 475-484.
Effective publication Online