Name: Methylococcus geothermalis Awala et al. 2020
Etymology: ge.o.ther.ma’lis. Gr. fem. n. gê, earth; Gr. masc. adj. thermos, hot; N.L. masc./fem. adj. geothermalis, of hot springs
Type strain: IM1; JCM 33941; KCTC 72677
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16S rRNA gene: MN726710 Analyse FASTA
Valid publication: Awala SI, Bellosillo LA, Gwak JH, Nguyen NL, Kim SJ, Lee BH, Rhee SK. Methylococcus geothermalis sp. nov., a methanotroph isolated from a geothermal field in the Republic of Korea. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5520-5530.
IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 70, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4565.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
Parent taxon: Methylococcus Foster and Davis 1966 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by: Awala SI, Bellosillo LA, Gwak JH, Nguyen NL, Kim SJ, Lee BH, Rhee SK. Methylococcus geothermalis sp. nov., a methanotroph isolated from a geothermal field in the Republic of Korea. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5520-5530.
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Record number: 14076