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Species Methylobacterium platani
Name: Methylobacterium platani Kang et al. 2007
Etymology: pla.ta’ni. L. gen. fem. n. platani, of Platanus orientalis, referring to the tree species from which the micro-organism was isolated
Type strain: JCM 14648; KCTC 12901; PMB02
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
EF426729
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Kang YS, Kim J, Shin HD, Nam YD, Bae JW, Jeon CO, Park W. Methylobacterium platani sp. nov., isolated from a leaf of the tree Platanus orientalis. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:2849-2853. 
IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 57, part 12 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:531-532.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Emendations:
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Hördt et al. 2020
Hordt A, Lopez MG, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schleuning M, Weinhold LM, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:468.
Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 32. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4061-4090.
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Hördt et al. 2020
Hordt A, Lopez MG, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schleuning M, Weinhold LM, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:468.
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Notes:
- 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.00807 (N = 4).
- 😷 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 8 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:
Kang YS, Kim J, Shin HD, Nam YD, Bae JW, Jeon CO, Park W. Methylobacterium platani sp. nov., isolated from a leaf of the tree Platanus orientalis. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:2849-2853.
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Record number: 787047
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