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Species Methylocystis suflitae
Name: Methylocystis suflitae Garner et al. 2024
Etymology: su’fli.tae. N.L. gen. masc. n. suflitae, named to honour Joseph M. Suflita, a contemporary American microbiologist, for his pioneering work in understanding biodegradation at the United States Geological Survey Norman Landfill Environmental Research Site
Pronunciation, gender: SU-fli-ta͡e, feminine
Type strain: ATCC TSD-256; DSM 112294; NLS-7
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
ON715489
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Garner CT, Sankaranarayanan K, Abin CA, Garner RM, Cai H, Lawson PA, Krumholz LR. Methylocystis suflitae sp. nov., a novel type II methanotrophic bacterium isolated from landfill cover soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6239. 
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 74, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6271.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
Parent taxon: Methylocystis (ex Whittenbury et al. 1970) Bowman et al. 1993
Assigned by:
Garner CT, Sankaranarayanan K, Abin CA, Garner RM, Cai H, Lawson PA, Krumholz LR. Methylocystis suflitae sp. nov., a novel type II methanotrophic bacterium isolated from landfill cover soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6239.
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Record number: 43259
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