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Species Methylobacterium rhodinum
Name: Methylobacterium rhodinum corrig. (Heumann 1962) Green and Bousfield 1983
Basonym: Pseudomonas rhodos Heumann 1962 (Approved Lists 1980)
Etymology: rho’di.num. L. neut. adj. rhodinum, rosy, because of its pink color; from Gr. neut. adj. rhodinon, pink
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … RHO-di-num, neuter
Type strain: ATCC 14821; CIP 101127; DSM 2163; IFO 15691; JCM 2811; LMG 2275; NBRC 15691; NCIB 9421; NCIMB 9421; VKM B-2065
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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AB175644
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Green PN, Bousfield IJ. Emendation of Methylobacterium Patt, Cole, and Hanson 1976; Methylobacterium rhodinum (Heumann 1962) comb. nov. corrig.; Methylobacterium radiotolerans (Ito and Iizuka 1971) comb. nov., corrig.; and Methylobacterium mesophilicum (Austin and Goodfellow 1979) comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1983; 33:875-877. 
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)
Correct name: Methylorubrum rhodinum (Heumann 1962) Green and Ardley 2018
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Methylorubrum rhodinum (Heumann 1962) Green and Ardley 2018 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP Pseudomonas rhodina corrig. Heumann 1962 (Approved Lists 1980) homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP Pseudomonas rhodos Heumann 1962 (Approved Lists 1980) homotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling
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Notes:
- ❗ Methylobacterium rhodinum is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Methylobacterium.
- 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — 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 0 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.
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🧍 In 1983, Green and Bousfield corrected the specific epithet, rhodos (sic) to rhodinum.
Publication:
Euzeby JP. List of Bacterial Names with Standing in Nomenclature: a folder available on the Internet. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:590-592.
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Parent taxon: Methylobacterium Patt et al. 1976 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Green PN, Bousfield IJ. Emendation of Methylobacterium Patt, Cole, and Hanson 1976; Methylobacterium rhodinum (Heumann 1962) comb. nov. corrig.; Methylobacterium radiotolerans (Ito and Iizuka 1971) comb. nov., corrig.; and Methylobacterium mesophilicum (Austin and Goodfellow 1979) comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1983; 33:875-877.
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Record number: 777983
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