Name: Hyphomicrobium methylovorum Izumi et al. 1983

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: me.thy.lo.vor’um. 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; L. v. voro, to eat, devour; N.L. neut. adj. methylovorum, methyl devouring

Gender: neuter

Type strain: ATCC 35216; DSM 5458; IFO 14180; JCM 6890; KM 146; NBRC 14180

See detailed strain information at

16S rRNA gene: Y14307 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Izumi Y, Takizawa M, Tani Y, Yamada H. An obligate methylotrophic Hyphomicrobium strain, identification, growth characteristics and cell composition. J. Ferm. Technol. 1982; 60:371-375.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 10. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1983; 33:438-440.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: 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 = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 23 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.

Parent taxon: Hyphomicrobium Stutzer and Hartleb 1899 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Izumi Y, Takizawa M, Tani Y, Yamada H. An obligate methylotrophic Hyphomicrobium strain, identification, growth characteristics and cell composition. J. Ferm. Technol. 1982; 60:371-375.

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Record number: 776977