Name: Methylocystis bryophila Belova et al. 2013

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: bry.o’phi.la. Gr. neut. n. bryon, moss; N.L. masc. adj. suff. -philus, loving; N.L. fem. adj. bryophila, moss-loving, intended to mean moss-associated

Pronunciation, gender: bry-O-p^hi-la, feminine

Type strain: DSM 21852; H2s; VKM B-2545

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16S rRNA gene: FN422003 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Belova SE, Kulichevskaya IS, Bodelier PL, Dedysh SN. Methylocystis bryophila sp. nov., a facultatively methanotrophic bacterium from acidic Sphagnum peat, and emended description of the genus Methylocystis (ex Whittenbury et al. 1970) Bowman et al. 1993. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:1096-1104.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 63, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:1939-1941.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. 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 9 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Methylocystis (ex Whittenbury et al. 1970) Bowman et al. 1993

Assigned by: Belova SE, Kulichevskaya IS, Bodelier PL, Dedysh SN. Methylocystis bryophila sp. nov., a facultatively methanotrophic bacterium from acidic Sphagnum peat, and emended description of the genus Methylocystis (ex Whittenbury et al. 1970) Bowman et al. 1993. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:1096-1104.

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