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Species Methylobacterium terricola
Name: Methylobacterium terricola Kim et al. 2020
Etymology: ter.ri’co.la. L. fem. n. terra, soil; L. masc./fem. n. suff. -cola, inhabitant, dweller; from L. masc./fem. n. incola, dweller; L. masc./fem. n. terricola, a dweller of soil, referring to the isolation of the type strain from soil (nominative in apposition)
Pronunciation, gender: ter-RI-ko-la, neuter
Type strain: 17Sr1- 39; KACC 52905; NBRC 112874
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
KY939568
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Kim J, Chhetri G, Kim I, Lee B, Jang W, Kim MK, Seo T. Methylobacterium terricola sp. nov., a gamma radiation-resistant bacterium isolated from gamma ray-irradiated soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:2449-2456. 
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 70, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4050-4060.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is -0.00095 (N = 3).
- 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time 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:
Kim J, Chhetri G, Kim I, Lee B, Jang W, Kim MK, Seo T. Methylobacterium terricola sp. nov., a gamma radiation-resistant bacterium isolated from gamma ray-irradiated soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:2449-2456.
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Record number: 7289
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