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Species Methylobacterium thuringiense
Name: Methylobacterium thuringiense Wellner et al. 2013
Etymology: thu.rin.gi.en’se. L. neut. adj. thuringiense, referring to Thuringia, the Latin name of the region Thüringen in Germany from where the type strain was isolated
Pronunciation, gender: thu-rin-gi-EN-se, neuter
Type strain: C34; CCM 7787; LMG 25777
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16S rRNA gene:
MT760178
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Wellner S, Lodders N, Glaeser SP, Kampfer P. Methylobacterium trifolii sp. nov. and Methylobacterium thuringiense sp. nov., methanol-utilizing, pink-pigmented bacteria isolated from leaf surfaces. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:2690-2699. 
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 63, part 7 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:3549-3550.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 😷 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 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:
Wellner S, Lodders N, Glaeser SP, Kampfer P. Methylobacterium trifolii sp. nov. and Methylobacterium thuringiense sp. nov., methanol-utilizing, pink-pigmented bacteria isolated from leaf surfaces. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:2690-2699.
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Record number: 790953
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