Name: Methylococcus thermophilus Malashenko et al. 1975 (Approved Lists 1980)
Etymology: ther.mo’phi.lus. Gr. fem. adj. thermê, heat; N.L. masc. adj. suff. -philus, friend, loving; from Gr. masc. adj. philos, on; N.L. masc. adj. thermophilus, heat loving
Effective publication: Malashenko YR, Romanovskaya VA, Bogachenko VN, Stved AD. Thermophilic and thermotolerant bacteria that assimilate methane. Mikrobiologiya 1975; 44:855-862.
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: Malashenko YR, Romanovskaya VA, Bogachenko VN, Stved AD. Thermophilic and thermotolerant bacteria that assimilate methane. Mikrobiologiya 1975; 44:855-862.
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Record number: 784242