Species "Methylocystis echinoides"

Name: "Methylocystis echinoides" Gal'chenko et al. 1977

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: e.chi.no.i’des. N.L. fem. adj. echinoides, hedgehog-like, spiny like a hedgehog

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: me-t^hy-lo-KYS-tis e-k^hi-no-I-des, feminine

Nomenclatural type: IMET 10491; LMG 27198; UNIQEM 25; VKM B-2128

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AJ458473 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Gal'chenko VF, Shishkina VN, Suzina NE, Trotsenko IuA. [Isolation and properties of new strains of obligate methanotrophs]. Mikrobiologiia 1977; 46:890-897.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Methylocystis echinoides (ex Gal'chenko et al. 1977) Bowman et al. 1993

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Methylocystis echinoides (ex Gal'chenko et al. 1977) Bowman et al. 1993	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — 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.

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

Assigned by: Gal'chenko VF, Shishkina VN, Suzina NE, Trotsenko IuA. [Isolation and properties of new strains of obligate methanotrophs]. Mikrobiologiia 1977; 46:890-897.

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Record number: 4230