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Species Methylobacterium terricola

Name: Methylobacterium terricola Kim et al. 2020

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

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 (Latin), gender: me-thy-lo-bak-TE-ri-um ter-RI-ko-la, neuter

Type strain: 17Sr1- 39; KACC 52905; NBRC 112874

16S rRNA gene: KY939568 Analysetree FASTA download

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)

Risk group: 1

  • Notes:
    • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is -0.00095 (N = 3).
    • 😷 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 1 time 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: 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