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Species Methylobacterium adhaesivum
Name: Methylobacterium adhaesivum Gallego et al. 2006
Etymology: ad.hae’si.vum. N.L. neut. adj. adhaesivum, adhering, forming aggregates
Type strain: AR27; CCM 7305; CECT 7069; DSM 17169
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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AB302928
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Gallego V, Garcia MT, Ventosa A. Methylobacterium adhaesivum sp. nov., a methylotrophic bacterium isolated from drinking water. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:339-342. 
IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 56, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:929-930.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 😷 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 4 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.
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🧍 The epithet adhaesivum is a "N.L. neut. adj.", not a "L. neut. adj." as cited in the paper by Gallego et al. 2006.
Publication:
Euzeby JP. List of Bacterial Names with Standing in Nomenclature: a folder available on the Internet. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:590-592.
Parent taxon: Methylobacterium Patt et al. 1976 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Gallego V, Garcia MT, Ventosa A. Methylobacterium adhaesivum sp. nov., a methylotrophic bacterium isolated from drinking water. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:339-342.
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Record number: 777968
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