Name: Methylocaldum marinum Takeuchi et al. 2014

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ma.ri’num. L. neut. adj. marinum, of the sea, marine

Pronunciation, gender: ma-RI-num, neuter

Type strain: DSM 27392; NBRC 109686; S8

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB894129 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Takeuchi M, Kamagata Y, Oshima K, Hanada S, Tamaki H, Marumo K, Maeda H, Nedachi M, Hattori M, Iwasaki W, et al. Methylocaldum marinum sp. nov., a thermotolerant, methane-oxidizing bacterium isolated from marine sediments, and emended description of the genus Methylocaldum. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:3240-3246.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 64, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:3923-3925.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• 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 6 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Methylocaldum Bodrossy et al. 1998

Assigned by: Takeuchi M, Kamagata Y, Oshima K, Hanada S, Tamaki H, Marumo K, Maeda H, Nedachi M, Hattori M, Iwasaki W, et al. Methylocaldum marinum sp. nov., a thermotolerant, methane-oxidizing bacterium isolated from marine sediments, and emended description of the genus Methylocaldum. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:3240-3246.

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Record number: 792121