Name: Methylogaea oryzae Geymonat et al. 2011

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: o.ry’zae. L. fem. n. Oryza, genus name of rice; L. gen. fem. n. oryzae, of rice, referring to the isolation of the type strain from a flooded rice field

Gender: feminine

Type strain: DSM 23452; E10; JCM 16910

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16S rRNA gene: EU672873 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Geymonat E, Ferrando L, Tarlera SE. Methylogaea oryzae gen. nov., sp. nov., a mesophilic methanotroph isolated from a rice paddy field. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:2568-2572.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 61, part 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:261-262.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Methylogaea Geymonat et al. 2011. Publication: Geymonat E, Ferrando L, Tarlera SE. Methylogaea oryzae gen. nov., sp. nov., a mesophilic methanotroph isolated from a rice paddy field. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:2568-2572.
  • 😷 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 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Methylogaea Geymonat et al. 2011

Assigned by: Geymonat E, Ferrando L, Tarlera SE. Methylogaea oryzae gen. nov., sp. nov., a mesophilic methanotroph isolated from a rice paddy field. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:2568-2572.

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Record number: 789548