Species Bacillus methylotrophicus

Name: Bacillus methylotrophicus Madhaiyan et al. 2010

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: me.thy.lo.tro’phi.cus. N.L. neut. n. methyl, pertaining to the methyl radical; N.L. masc. adj. trophicus, nursing, tending or feeding; from Gr. masc. adj. trophikos, nursing; N.L. masc. adj. methylotrophicus, feeding on methyl radical, methyl radical-consuming

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ba-KIL-lus me-t^hy-lo-TRO-p^hi-kus, masculine

Type strain: CBMB205; DSM 28326; KACC 13105; NCCB 100236

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: EU194897 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Madhaiyan M, Poonguzhali S, Kwon SW, Sa TM. Bacillus methylotrophicus sp. nov., a methanol-utilizing, plant-growth-promoting bacterium isolated from rice rhizosphere soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:2490-2495. 🇮🇳

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 60, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:4-5.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Bacillus velezensis Ruiz-García et al. 2005

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Bacillus amyloliquefaciens subsp. plantarum Borriss et al. 2011	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank
Bacillus velezensis Ruiz-García et al. 2005	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Emendations:
- Dunlap et al. 2015 Dunlap CA, Kim SJ, Kwon SW, Rooney AP. Phylogenomic analysis shows that Bacillus amyloliquefaciens subsp. plantarum is a later heterotypic synonym of Bacillus methylotrophicus. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:2104-2109. 🇺🇸 Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 65, part 7 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:3233-3234.
  Notes:
  - 🫂 Emendation accompanied by a proposal regarding the synonymy of the species.

Notes:
- ⏲ According to Dunlap et al. (2016), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Bacillus velezensis Ruiz-García et al. 2005. Publication: Dunlap CA, Kim SJ, Kwon SW, Rooney AP. Bacillus velezensis is not a later heterotypic synonym of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens; Bacillus methylotrophicus, Bacillus amyloliquefaciens subsp. plantarum and 'Bacillus oryzicola' are later heterotypic synonyms of Bacillus velezensis based on phylogenomics. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:1212-1217. 🇺🇸
- ❗ Bacillus methylotrophicus is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Bacillus.
- 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.16596 (N = 70).
- 😷 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 - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 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.
- 🎓 Name mentioned 113 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
- 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of other species in the genus.

Parent taxon: Bacillus Cohn 1872 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Madhaiyan M, Poonguzhali S, Kwon SW, Sa TM. Bacillus methylotrophicus sp. nov., a methanol-utilizing, plant-growth-promoting bacterium isolated from rice rhizosphere soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:2490-2495. 🇮🇳

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