Species Methylococcus mesophilus

Name: Methylococcus mesophilus Awala et al. 2023

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: me.so’phi.lus. Gr. masc. adj. mesos, middle; N.L. masc. adj. suff. -philus, loving; N.L. masc. adj. mesophilus, middle (temperature)-loving, mesophilic

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: me-t^hy-lo-KOK-kus me-SO-p^hi-lus, masculine

Type strain: 16-5; JCM 35359; KCTC 82050

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16S rRNA gene: OQ080039 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Awala SI, Kim Y, Gwak JH, Seo C, Lee S, Kang M, Rhee SK. Methylococcus mesophilus sp. nov., the first non-thermotolerant methanotroph of the genus Methylococcus, from a rice field. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:6077. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 73, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6145.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 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 2 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Methylococcus Foster and Davis 1966 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Awala SI, Kim Y, Gwak JH, Seo C, Lee S, Kang M, Rhee SK. Methylococcus mesophilus sp. nov., the first non-thermotolerant methanotroph of the genus Methylococcus, from a rice field. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:6077. 🇰🇷

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