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Species Methylobacterium platani

Classification: 

Bacteria Pseudomonadati Pseudomonadota Alphaproteobacteria Hyphomicrobiales Methylobacteriaceae Methylobacterium Methylobacterium platani

Name: Methylobacterium platani Kang et al. 2007

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: pla’ta.ni. L. gen. fem. n. platani, of Platanus orientalis, referring to the tree species from which the micro-organism was isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: me-thy-lo-bak-TE-ri-um PLA-ta-ni, neuter

Type strain: JCM 14648; KCTC 12901; PMB02

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16S rRNA gene: EF426729 Analysetree FASTA download

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)

Risk group: 1

  • Emendations:
    • 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.
  • Notes:
    • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.00807 (N = 4).
    • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. 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 10 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
    • 🙆 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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