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Species Methylobacterium bullatum
Name: Methylobacterium bullatum Hoppe et al. 2012
Etymology: bul.la’tum. L. neut. part. adj. bullatum, furnished with a boss or stud, equipped with an adorned surface
Pronunciation, gender: bul-LA-tum, neuter
Type strain: DSM 21893; F3.2; LMG 24788
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
FJ268657
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Hoppe T, Peters K, Schmidt F. Methylobacterium bullatum sp. nov., a methylotrophic bacterium isolated from Funaria hygrometrica. Syst Appl Microbiol 2011; 34:482-486. 
IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 145. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:1017-1019.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 😢 The terminology used by the authors is in line with many other taxonomic studies and does not negatively affect their main results; some improvements may nevertheless be possible. Contrasting the term "chemotaxonomic" with "phenotypic" is not recommended. Whether taxa can have "members" is debatable. See the LPSN phylogeny page for details. Publication: Göker M. What can genome analysis offer for bacteria? In: Bridge P, Smith D, Stackebrandt E (eds), Trends in the systematics of bacteria and fungi, CAB International, Wallingford, 2021, p. 255-281.
- 🎓 Name mentioned 2 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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🧍 Based on the strain history of the type strain of Methylobacterium bullatum, it appears that strain F3.2 has also been used as the type strain of "Methylobacterium funariae".
Publication:
Schauer S, Kutschera U. A novel growth-promoting microbe, Methylobacterium funariae sp. nov., isolated from the leaf surface of a common moss. Plant Signal Behav 2011; 6:510-515.
Parent taxon: Methylobacterium Patt et al. 1976 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Hoppe T, Peters K, Schmidt F. Methylobacterium bullatum sp. nov., a methylotrophic bacterium isolated from Funaria hygrometrica. Syst Appl Microbiol 2011; 34:482-486.
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Record number: 789785
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