Name: Methylocystis hirsuta Lindner et al. 2007

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: hir.su’ta. L. fem. adj. hirsuta, hairy, rough, shaggy, bristly

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: me-t^hy-lo-KYS-tis hir-SU-ta, feminine

Type strain: ATCC BAA-1344; CSC1; DSM 18500

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: DQ364433 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Lindner AS, Pacheco A, Aldrich HC, Costello Staniec A, Uz I, Hodson DJ. Methylocystis hirsuta sp. nov., a novel methanotroph isolated from a groundwater aquifer. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:1891-1900. 🇺🇸

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 57, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:2451-2452.

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 14 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

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

Assigned by: Lindner AS, Pacheco A, Aldrich HC, Costello Staniec A, Uz I, Hodson DJ. Methylocystis hirsuta sp. nov., a novel methanotroph isolated from a groundwater aquifer. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:1891-1900. 🇺🇸

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