Genus Methylophilus
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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).
Methylophilus Jenkins et al. 1987, gen. nov. (Type genus of the order ¤ Methylophilales Garrity et al. 2006; type genus of the family ¤ Methylophilaceae Garrity et al. 2006).
Type species: ¤ Methylophilus methylotrophus Jenkins et al. 1987.
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; N.L. adj. philus -a -um (from Gr. adj. philos -ê -on), friend, loving; N.L. masc. n. Methylophilus, methyl radical loving.
Valid publication: JENKINS (O.), BYROM (D.) and JONES (D.): Methylophilus: a new genus of methanol-utilizing bacteria. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1987, 37, 446-448.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Methylophilus flavus Gogleva et al. 2010, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) Ship = CCUG 58411 = DSM 23073 = VKM B-2547.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: FJ872108.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. flavus, yellow.
Valid publication: GOGLEVA (A.A.), KAPARULLINA (E.N.), DORONINA (N.V.) and TROTSENKO (Y.A.): Methylophilus flavus sp. nov., and Methylophilus luteus sp. nov., aerobic, methylotrophic bacteria associated with plants. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 2623-2628.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Methylophilus glucosoxydans Doronina et al. 2012, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) B = CCUG 59685 = DSM 5898 = VKM B-1607.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: HM001269.
Etymology: N.L. n. glucosum, glucose; N.L. part. adj. oxydans, oxidizing; N.L. part. adj. glucosoxydans, oxidizing glucose.
Valid publication: DORONINA (N.V.), GOGLEVA (A.A.) and TROTSENKO (Y.A.): Methylophilus glucosoxydans sp. nov., a restricted facultative methylotroph from rice rhizosphere. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2012, 62, 196-201.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Methylophilus leisingeri corrig. Doronina and Trotsenko 2001, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) DM11 = DSM 6813 = VKM B-2013.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB193725.
Etymology: N.L. gen. masc. n. leisingeri, of Leisinger, named after the Swiss microbiologist, Thomas Leisinger, who isolated the organism.
References: Validation List no. 78. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 2001, 51, 1-2. [DORONINA (N.V.) and TROTSENKO (Y.A.): Methylophilus leisingerii sp. nov., a new species of restricted facultatively methylotrophic bacteria. Mikrobiologiya, 1994, 63, 529-536 (in Russian).]
Validation List no. 78 in IJSEM Online
Notes:
1 The original spelling of the specific epithet, leisingerii (sic), has been corrected on validation according to Rule 61.
Reference: ASSOCIATE EDITOR, IJSEM: Validation List no. 78 (footnote ‡). Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 2001, 51, 1-2.
Validation List no. 78 in IJSEM Online
2 According to Rules 27(3) and 30, this name is not validly published because the effective publication only documents deposit of the type strain in a single recognized culture collection. However, according to the Judicial Opinion 81, Methylophilus leisingeri corrig. Doronina and Trotsenko 2001 is to be considered to be validly published.
References:
1 EUZÉBY (J.P.) and TINDALL (B.J.): Status of strains that contravene Rules 27(3) and 30 of the Bacteriological Code. Request for an Opinion. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2004, 54, 293-301.
Original article in IJSEM Online
2 JUDICIAL COMMISSION OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE ON SYSTEMATICS OF PROKARYOTES: Status of strains that contravene Rules 27 (3) and 30 of the International Code of Nomenclature of Bacteria. Opinion 81. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 1755-1763.
Opinion 81 in IJSEM Online
Methylophilus luteus Gogleva et al. 2010, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) Mim = CCUG 58412 = DSM 22949 = VKM B-2548.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: FJ872109.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. luteus, yellow.
Valid publication: GOGLEVA (A.A.), KAPARULLINA (E.N.), DORONINA (N.V.) and TROTSENKO (Y.A.): Methylophilus flavus sp. nov., and Methylophilus luteus sp. nov., aerobic, methylotrophic bacteria associated with plants. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 2623-2628.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Methylophilus methylotrophus Jenkins et al. 1987, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) AS1 = ATCC 53528= DSM 46235 = LMG 6787 = NCIB (now NCIMB) 10515 = VKM B-1623.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB193724.
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; Gr. n. trophos, feeder, rearer, one who feeds; N.L. masc. adj. methylotrophus, methyl radical-consuming.
Valid publication: JENKINS (O.), BYROM (D.) and JONES (D.): Methylophilus: a new genus of methanol-utilizing bacteria. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1987, 37, 446-448.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Methylophilus quaylei Doronina et al. 2017, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) MT=JCM 31521=VKM B-2338.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AY772089.
Etymology: N/A.
Source: Unknown.
Valid publication: VALIDATION LIST no. 176. List of novel names and novel combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 67 (2017), 2075-2078.
Validation List Online
Effective publication: DORONINA, N., IVANOVA, E., TROTSENKO, Y., PSHENICHNIKOVA, A., KALININA, E. and SHVETS, V. 2005. Methylophilus quaylei sp. nov., a new aerobic obligately methylotrophic bacterium. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 28, 303-309.
Effective publication Online
Methylophilus rhizosphaerae Madhaiyan et al. 2009, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) CBMB127 = KACC 13099 = NCCB 100233.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: EU194887.
Etymology: Gr. fem. n. rhiza, root; L. fem. n. sphaera -ae, ball, any globe, sphere;, N.L. fem. n. rhizosphaera ae, the rhizosphere; N.L. gen. fem. n. rhizosphaerae, of the rhizosphere.
Valid publication: MADHAIYAN (M.), POONGUZHALI (S.), KWON (S.W.) and SA (T.M.): Methylophilus rhizosphaerae sp. nov., a restricted facultative methylotroph isolated from rice rhizosphere soil. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, 2904-2908.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Note: In the "Author Index" (Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, V-VI), the first author's name is erroneously cited as Munusamy, M.