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Name: Methylobacterium longum Knief et al. 2012
Etymology: lon’gum. L. neut. adj. longum, long, because of the formation of long rods
Type strain: 440; CECT 7806; DSM 23933
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16S rRNA gene: FN868949 Analyse FASTA
Effective publication: Knief C, Dengler V, Bodelier PL, Vorholt JA. Characterization of Methylobacterium strains isolated from the phyllosphere and description of Methylobacterium longum sp. nov. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2012; 101:169-183.
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
Parent taxon: Methylobacterium Patt et al. 1976 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by: Knief C, Dengler V, Bodelier PL, Vorholt JA. Characterization of Methylobacterium strains isolated from the phyllosphere and description of Methylobacterium longum sp. nov. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2012; 101:169-183.
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Record number: 789710