Genus Methylocaldum
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 4
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).
Methylocaldum Bodrossy et al. 1998, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Methylocaldum szegediense Bodrossy et al. 1998.
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. adj. caldus -a -um, hot; N.L. neut. n. Methylocaldum, heat-loving methylotroph.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 66. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1998, 48, 631-632.
Effective publication: BODROSSY (L.), HOLMES (E.M.), HOLMES (A.J.), KOVÁCS (K.L.) and MURRELL (J.C.): Analysis of 16S rRNA and methane monooxygenase gene sequences reveals a novel group of thermotolerant and thermophilic methanotrophs, Methylocaldum gen. nov. Arch. Microbiol., 1997, 168, 493-503.
Validation List no. 66 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Methylocaldum gracile (ex Romanovskaya et al. 1978) Bodrossy et al. 1998, nom. rev., comb. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) NCIMB 11912 = VKM-14L.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: U89298.
Synonym: "Methylomonas gracilis" Romanovskaya et al. 1978.
Etymology: L. neut. adj. gracile, slender, thin.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 66. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1998, 48, 631-632.
Effective publication: BODROSSY (L.), HOLMES (E.M.), HOLMES (A.J.), KOVÁCS (K.L.) and MURRELL (J.C.): Analysis of 16S rRNA and methane monooxygenase gene sequences reveals a novel group of thermotolerant and thermophilic methanotrophs, Methylocaldum gen. nov. Arch. Microbiol., 1997, 168, 493-503.
Validation List no. 66 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Note: In Validation List no. 66, the type strain VKM-14L is erroneously cited as 14L.
Reference: EUZÉBY (J.P.) and KUDO (T.): Corrigenda to the Validation Lists. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2001, 51, 1933-1938.
Original article in IJSEM Online
→ Methylocaldum Romanovskaya et al. 1978 emend. Takeuchi et al. 2014.
Reference: TAKEUCHI, M., KAMAGATA, Y., OSHIMA, K., HANADA, S., TAMAKI, H., MARUMO, K., MAEDA, H., NEDACHI, M., HATTORI, M., IWASAKI, W. and SAKATA, S. 2014. Methylocaldum marinum sp. nov., a thermotolerant, methane-oxidizing bacterium isolated from marine sediments, and emended description of the genus Methylocaldum. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 64, 3240-3246.
Original article.
Methylocaldum marinum Takeuchi et al. 2014, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) S8=NBRC 109686=DSM 27392.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB894129.
Etymology: L. neut. adj. marinum, of the sea, marine.
Source: Environmental - marine.
Valid publication: TAKEUCHI, M., KAMAGATA, Y., OSHIMA, K., HANADA, S., TAMAKI, H., MARUMO, K., MAEDA, H., NEDACHI, M., HATTORI, M., IWASAKI, W. and SAKATA, S. 2014. Methylocaldum marinum sp. nov., a thermotolerant, methane-oxidizing bacterium isolated from marine sediments, and emended description of the genus Methylocaldum. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 64, 3240-3246.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Methylocaldum szegediense Bodrossy et al. 1998, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) OR2 (deposited in the NCIMB).
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: U89300.
Etymology: N.L. neut. adj. szegediense, pertaining to the town of Szeged.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 66. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1998, 48, 631-632.
Effective publication: BODROSSY (L.), HOLMES (E.M.), HOLMES (A.J.), KOVÁCS (K.L.) and MURRELL (J.C.): Analysis of 16S rRNA and methane monooxygenase gene sequences reveals a novel group of thermotolerant and thermophilic methanotrophs, Methylocaldum gen. nov. Arch. Microbiol., 1997, 168, 493-503.
Validation List no. 66 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Methylocaldum tepidum Bodrossy et al. 1998, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) LK6 (deposited in the NCIMB).
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: U89297.
Etymology: L. neut. adj. tepidum, moderately warm, lukewarm.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 66. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1998, 48, 631-632.
Effective publication: BODROSSY (L.), HOLMES (E.M.), HOLMES (A.J.), KOVÁCS (K.L.) and MURRELL (J.C.): Analysis of 16S rRNA and methane monooxygenase gene sequences reveals a novel group of thermotolerant and thermophilic methanotrophs, Methylocaldum gen. nov. Arch. Microbiol., 1997, 168, 493-503.
Validation List no. 66 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online