Name: Methylococcus whittenburyi Romanovskaya et al. 1981
Etymology: whit.ten.bu’ry.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. whittenburyi, of Whittenbury, named in honor of British microbiologist Roger Whittenbury for his seminal research on methanotrophic bacteria
Type strain: 1521 of Whittenbury; ACM 3310; ATCC 51738; NCIMB 11128; Y
16S rRNA gene: X72773 Analyse FASTA
Effective publication: Romanovskaia VA, Malashenko IuR, Bogachenko VN. [Refinement of the diagnosis of the genera and species of methane-using bacteria]. Mikrobiologiia 1978; 47:120-130.
IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 7. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1981; 31:382-383.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Correct name: Methylobacter whittenburyi (Romanovskaya et al. 1981) Bowman et al. 1993
Name | Kind |
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Methylococcus vinelandii Romanovskaya et al. 1981 | heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP |
Methylobacter whittenburyi (Romanovskaya et al. 1981) Bowman et al. 1993 | homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP |
Methylococcus chroococcus Romanovskaya et al. 1981 | heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP |
Parent taxon: Methylococcus Foster and Davis 1966 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by: Romanovskaia VA, Malashenko IuR, Bogachenko VN. [Refinement of the diagnosis of the genera and species of methane-using bacteria]. Mikrobiologiia 1978; 47:120-130.
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Record number: 784244