Name: Methylophaga Janvier et al. 1985

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Me.thy.lo’pha.ga. N.L. neut. n. methylum, the methyl radical; from French masc. n. méthyle; from French masc. n. méthylène; from Gr. neut. n. methy, wine; from Gr. fem. n. hylê, wood; N.L. neut. n. methyl, pertaining to the methyl radical; Gr. inf. v. phageîn, to eat, to devour; N.L. fem. n. Methylophaga, methyl eating

Gender, pronunciation (Latin): feminine (stem: Methylophag-), me-t^hy-LO-p^ha-ga

Type species: Methylophaga marina Janvier et al. 1985

Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS

16S rRNA gene: Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Janvier M, Frehel C, Grimont F, Gasser F. Methylophaga marina gen. nov., sp. nov. and Methylophaga thalassica sp. nov., marine methylotrophs. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1985; 35:131-139.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Emendations:
  • Boden 2012 Boden R. Emended description of the genus Methylophaga Janvier et al. 1985. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:1644-1646. 🇬🇧 Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 62, part 7 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:2313-2314.

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the family Methylophagaceae Chuvochina et al. 2024. Publication: Chuvochina M, Mussig AJ, Chaumeil PA, Skarshewski A, Rinke C, Parks DH, Hugenholtz P. Proposal of names for 329 higher rank taxa defined in the Genome Taxonomy Database under two prokaryotic codes. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2023; 0:0. 🇦🇺
  • 🧕 Chuvochina et al. (2023) assigned this genus to the family Methylophagaceae Chuvochina et al. 2024. Publication: Chuvochina M, Mussig AJ, Chaumeil PA, Skarshewski A, Rinke C, Parks DH, Hugenholtz P. Proposal of names for 329 higher rank taxa defined in the Genome Taxonomy Database under two prokaryotic codes. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2023; 0:0. 🇦🇺
  • 🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Methyluphaga".
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: VKM: 11; DSM: 9; ATCC: 5; JCM: 4; NCIMB: 4; NBRC: 3; CIP: 3; KCTC: 2; MCC: 1; LMG: 1.
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.
  • 🧍 Pittman et al. (1991) suggested the abbreviation "MLFG" for this genus name but this does not appear to be of practical relevance any longer. Publication: Pittman KF, Walczak CA, Lock CM. Codes and abbreviations for approved of effectively published names of genera of bacteria published from January 1980 to December 1990. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1991; 41:571-579.
  • 🧍 See Boden (2019) for a taxonomic overview of the genus. Publication: Boden R. Methylophaga. In: Unknown e (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 2019, p. 1-16. 🇬🇧

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 10
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 11
Total number of child taxa: 15

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Methylophaga alcalica Doronina et al. 2003	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Methylophaga aminisulfidivorans Kim et al. 2007	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Methylophaga frappieri Villeneuve et al. 2013	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Methylophaga limanica" Doronina et al. 1997	not validly published	preferred name
    Methylophaga lonarensis Antony et al. 2012	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Methylophaga marina Janvier et al. 1985	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Methylophaga muralis corrig. Doronina et al. 2011	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Methylophaga murata Doronina et al. 2011	inaccurate spelling	misspelling
    "Methylophaga natronica" Doronina et al. 2003	not validly published	preferred name
    Methylophaga nitratireducenticrescens Villeneuve et al. 2013	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Methylophaga pinxianii Wei et al. 2022	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Methylophaga sulfidovorans de Zwart et al. 1998	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Methylophaga thalassica Janvier et al. 1985	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Methylophaga thiooxidans Boden et al. 2011	inaccurate spelling	misspelling
    Methylophaga thiooxydans corrig. Boden et al. 2011	validly published under the ICNP	correct name

Parent taxon: Piscirickettsiaceae Fryer and Lannan 2005

Assigned by: Fryer JL, Lannan CN. Family II. Piscirickettsiaceae fam. nov. In: Brenner DJ, Krieg NR, Staley JT, Garrity GM (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, 2nd edn, vol. 2 (The Proteobacteria), part B (The Gammaproteobacteria), Springer, New York, 2005, p. 180. 🇺🇸

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