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Species Methylobacterium litchii
Name: Methylobacterium litchii Gao et al. 2025
Etymology: lit’chi.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. litchii, of the fruit of Litchi chinensis, referring to what the species was isolated from
Type strain: GDMCC 1.4327; KCTC 8300; SD21
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
PP600109
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Gao R, Li J, Li H, Xie X, Feng GD, Zhu H. Methylobacterium litchii sp. nov., Methylobacterium guangdongense sp. nov. and Methylorubrum subtropicum sp. nov., isolated from the phyllosphere of litchi. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6639. 
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 75, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6689.
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 0.01364 (N = 3).
- 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2025-01-14.
- 🙆 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:
Gao R, Li J, Li H, Xie X, Feng GD, Zhu H. Methylobacterium litchii sp. nov., Methylobacterium guangdongense sp. nov. and Methylorubrum subtropicum sp. nov., isolated from the phyllosphere of litchi. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6639.
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Record number: 56497
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