Name: Methylosoma Rahalkar et al. 2007

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Me.thy.lo.so’ma. N.L. neut. n. methylum, the methyl group; 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 to the methyl radical; Gr. neut. n. sôma, body; N.L. neut. n. Methylosoma, a methyl group (-utilizing) body

Gender, pronunciation (Latin): neuter (stem: Methylosomat-), me-t^hy-lo-SO-ma

Type species: Methylosoma difficile Rahalkar et al. 2007

Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS

16S rRNA gene: Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Rahalkar M, Bussmann I, Schink B. Methylosoma difficile gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel methanotroph enriched by gradient cultivation from littoral sediment of Lake Constance. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:1073-1080. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 57, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:1675-1676.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: DSM: 1; JCM: 1.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 1
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 1
Total number of child taxa: 1

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Methylosoma difficile Rahalkar et al. 2007	validly published under the ICNP	correct name

Parent taxon: Methylococcaceae Whittenbury and Krieg 1984

Assigned by: Rahalkar M, Bussmann I, Schink B. Methylosoma difficile gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel methanotroph enriched by gradient cultivation from littoral sediment of Lake Constance. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:1073-1080. 🇩🇪

Linking: To permanently link to this page, use https://lpsn.dsmz.de/genus/methylosomaCopy to clipboardLink copied to clipboard

Record number: 517476