Name: Methylibium petroleiphilum Nakatsu et al. 2006
Etymology: pe.tro.le.i.phi.lum. Gr. fem. n. petra, stone, rock; L. neut. n. oleum, oil; N.L. adj. philus -a -um, friend, loving; from Gr. adj. philos -ê -on, loving; N.L. neut. adj. petroleiphilum, petrol loving
Type strain: ATCC BAA-1232; LMG 22953; PM1
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16S rRNA gene: AF176594 Analyse FASTA
Valid publication: Nakatsu CH, Hristova K, Hanada S, Meng XY, Hanson JR, Scow KM, Kamagata Y. Methylibium petroleiphilum gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel methyl tert-butyl ether-degrading methylotroph of the Betaproteobacteria. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:983-989.
IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 56, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:1719-1720.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
Parent taxon: Methylibium Nakatsu et al. 2006
Assigned by: Nakatsu CH, Hristova K, Hanada S, Meng XY, Hanson JR, Scow KM, Kamagata Y. Methylibium petroleiphilum gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel methyl tert-butyl ether-degrading methylotroph of the Betaproteobacteria. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:983-989.
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Record number: 784223