Genus Methyloterrigena
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 1
Number of subspecies, including synonyms, cited in this file: 0
Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").
Methyloterrigena Kim et al. 2016, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Methyloterrigena soli Kim et al. 2016.
Etymology: N.Gr. n. methyl, methyl radical ; L. fem. n. terrigena, born from the earth; N.L. fem. n. Methyloterrigena, methyl-utilizing bacterium born from the earth.
Valid publication: KIM, H. S., SRINIVASAN, S. and LEE, S. S. 2016. Methyloterrigena soli gen. nov., sp. nov., a methanol-utilizing bacterium isolated from chloroethylene-contaminated soil. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 66, 101-106.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Methyloterrigena soli Kim et al. 2016, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) M48=KEMB 224-262=JCM 30821.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KP876580.
Etymology: L. gen. n. soli, of the soil.
Source: Environmental - soil.
Valid publication: KIM, H. S., SRINIVASAN, S. and LEE, S. S. 2016. Methyloterrigena soli gen. nov., sp. nov., a methanol-utilizing bacterium isolated from chloroethylene-contaminated soil. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 66, 101-106.
Original article in IJSEM Online