Name: Methylococcus capsulatus Foster and Davis 1966 (Approved Lists 1980)
Etymology: cap.su.la’tus. N.L. masc. adj. capsulatus, encapsulated
Type strain: ATCC 19069; NCIMB 11853; Texas; UNIQEM 1
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16S rRNA gene: AJ563935 Analyse FASTA
Effective publication: Foster JW, Davis RH. A methane-dependent coccus, with notes on classification and nomenclature of obligate, methane-utilizing bacteria. J Bacteriol 1966; 91:1924-1931.
IJSEM list: Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
Parent taxon: Methylococcus Foster and Davis 1966 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by: Foster JW, Davis RH. A methane-dependent coccus, with notes on classification and nomenclature of obligate, methane-utilizing bacteria. J Bacteriol 1966; 91:1924-1931.
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Record number: 784238