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Species Methylobacterium longum
Name: Methylobacterium longum Knief et al. 2012
Etymology: lon’gum. L. neut. adj. longum, long, because of the formation of long rods
Pronunciation, gender: LON-gum, neuter
Type strain: 440; CECT 7806; DSM 23933
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16S rRNA gene:
FN868949
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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 (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 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.
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
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