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Species Methylobacterium currus
Name: Methylobacterium currus Park et al. 2018
Etymology: cur’rus. L. gen. masc. n. currus, of a chariot, of a car
Pronunciation, gender: KUR-rus, neuter
Type strain: JCM 32670; KACC 19662; MP1016A_00022; PR1016A
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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
MH158285
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Park C, Lee YS, Park SY, Park W. Methylobacterium currus sp. nov., isolated from a car air conditioning system. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:3621-3626. 
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 68, part 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:297-298.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.01107 (N = 3).
- 🎓 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.
Parent taxon: Methylobacterium Patt et al. 1976 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Park C, Lee YS, Park SY, Park W. Methylobacterium currus sp. nov., isolated from a car air conditioning system. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:3621-3626.
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Record number: 797952
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