Name: Methyloglobulus morosus Deutzmann et al. 2015

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: mo.ro’sus. L. masc. adj. morosus, wayward, capricious, morose

Pronunciation, gender: mo-RO-sus, masculine

Type strain: DSM 22980; JCM 18850; KoM1

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: JN386974 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Deutzmann JS, Hoppert M, Schink B. Characterization and phylogeny of a novel methanotroph, Methyloglobulus morosus gen. nov., spec. nov. Syst Appl Microbiol 2014; 37:165-169.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 164. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:2017-2025.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Methyloglobulus Deutzmann et al. 2015. Publication: Deutzmann JS, Hoppert M, Schink B. Characterization and phylogeny of a novel methanotroph, Methyloglobulus morosus gen. nov., spec. nov. Syst Appl Microbiol 2014; 37:165-169.
  • 😷 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 3 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Methyloglobulus Deutzmann et al. 2015

Assigned by: Deutzmann JS, Hoppert M, Schink B. Characterization and phylogeny of a novel methanotroph, Methyloglobulus morosus gen. nov., spec. nov. Syst Appl Microbiol 2014; 37:165-169.

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