Species "Butyribacterium methylotrophicum"

Name: "Butyribacterium methylotrophicum" Zeikus et al. 1980

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: me.thy.lo.tro’phi.cum. N.L. neut. n. methyl, the methyl radical; Gr. masc./fem. adj. trophos, one who feeds; N.L. neut. adj. methylotrophicum, feeding on methyl radical, methyl radical-consuming

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: bu-ty-ri-bak-TE-ri-um me-t^hy-lo-TRO-p^hi-kum, neuter

Nomenclatural type: Marburg strain

Original publication: Zeikus JG, Lynd LH, Thompson TE, Krzycki JA, Weimer PJ, Hegge PW. Isolation and Characterization of a New, Methylotrophic, Acidogenic Anaerobe, the Marburg Strain. Current Microbiology 1980; 3:381-386.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: preferred name (not correct name)

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 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.

Parent taxon: "Butyribacterium" Barker and Haas 1944

Assigned by: Zeikus JG, Lynd LH, Thompson TE, Krzycki JA, Weimer PJ, Hegge PW. Isolation and Characterization of a New, Methylotrophic, Acidogenic Anaerobe, the Marburg Strain. Current Microbiology 1980; 3:381-386.

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Record number: 19194