Name: "Methylocystis hydrogenophila" Guo et al. 2025

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: hy.dro.ge.no’phi.la. Chem. neut. n. hydrogen, hydrogen (H); Gr. masc. adj. philos, loving; N.L. fem. adj. hydrogenophila, hydrogen-loving, referring to the ability to utilize molecular hydrogen (H2 ) as an additional energy source

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … hy-dro-ge-NO-p^hi-la, feminine

Nomenclatural type: DSM 114506; NCIMB 15437; SC 2

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Original publication: Guo K, Heimerl T, Hakobyan A, Han D, Liesack W. Methylocystis hydrogenophila sp. nov.-A Type IIa Methanotrophic Bacterium Able to Utilize Hydrogen as an Alternative Energy Source. Microorganisms 2025; 13:0. 🇩🇪

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: preferred name (not correct name)

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

Assigned by: Guo K, Heimerl T, Hakobyan A, Han D, Liesack W. Methylocystis hydrogenophila sp. nov.-A Type IIa Methanotrophic Bacterium Able to Utilize Hydrogen as an Alternative Energy Source. Microorganisms 2025; 13:0. 🇩🇪

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