Family Methylophilaceae
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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).
Methylophilaceae Garrity et al. 2006, fam. nov.
Type genus: ¤ Methylophilus Jenkins et al. 1987.
Etymology: N.L. masc. n. Methylophilus, type genus of the family; suff. -aceae, ending to denote family; N.L. fem. pl. n. Methylophilaceae, the Methylophilus family.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 107. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 1-6.
Effective publication: GARRITY (G.M.), BELL (J.A.) and LILBURN (T.): Family I. Methylophilaceae fam. nov. In: D.J. BRENNER, N.R. KRIEG, J.T. STALEY and G. M. GARRITY (editors), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, second edition, vol. 2 (The Proteobacteria), part C (The Alpha-, Beta-, Delta-, and Epsilonproteobacteria), Springer, New York, 2005, p. 770.
Validation List no. 107 in IJSEM Online
