Genus Methylotenera
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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").
Methylotenera Kalyuzhnaya et al. 2006, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Methylotenera mobilis Kalyuzhnaya et al. 2006.
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. adj. tenera, delicate; N.L. fem. n. Methylotenera, delicate methyl-utilizing organism.
Valid publication: KALYUZHNAYA (M.G.), BOWERMAN (S.), LARA (J.C.), LIDSTROM (M.E.) and CHISTOSERDOVA (L.): Methylotenera mobilis gen. nov., sp. nov., an obligately methylamine-utilizing bacterium within the family Methylophilaceae. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 2819-2823.
Original article in IJSEM Online
→ Methylotenera Kalyuzhnaya et al. 2006 emend. Kalyuzhnaya et al. 2012.
Valid publication: KALYUZHNAYA (M.G.), BECK (D.A.C.), VOROBEV (A.), SMALLEY (N.), KUNKEL (D.D.), LIDSTROM (M.E.) and CHISTOSERDOVA (L.): Novel methylotrophic isolates from lake sediment, description of Methylotenera versatilis sp. nov. and emended description of the genus Methylotenera. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2012, 62, 106-111.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Methylotenera mobilis Kalyuzhnaya et al. 2006, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) JLW8 = ATCC BAA-1282 = DSM 17540.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: CP001672 (complete genome).
Etymology: L. fem. adj. mobilis, motile.
Valid publication: KALYUZHNAYA (M.G.), BOWERMAN (S.), LARA (J.C.), LIDSTROM (M.E.) and CHISTOSERDOVA (L.): Methylotenera mobilis gen. nov., sp. nov., an obligately methylamine-utilizing bacterium within the family Methylophilaceae. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 2819-2823.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Methylotenera versatilis Kalyuzhnaya et al. 2012, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) 301 = JCM 17579 = VKM B-2679.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: CP002056 (complete genome).
Etymology: L. fem. adj. versatilis, versatile.
Valid publication: KALYUZHNAYA (M.G.), BECK (D.A.C.), VOROBEV (A.), SMALLEY (N.), KUNKEL (D.D.), LIDSTROM (M.E.) and CHISTOSERDOVA (L.): Novel methylotrophic isolates from lake sediment, description of Methylotenera versatilis sp. nov. and emended description of the genus Methylotenera. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2012, 62, 106-111.
Original article in IJSEM Online