Name: Methylomicrobium agile (Bowman et al. 1993 ex Whittenbury et al. 1970) Bowman et al. 1995

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Methylobacter agilis (ex Whittenbury et al. 1970) Bowman et al. 1993

Etymology: a’gi.le. L. neut. adj. agile, agile, nimble

Gender: neuter

Type strain: A30; ACM 3308; ATCC 35068; NCIB 11124; NCIMB 11124

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: X72767 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Bowman JP, Sly LI, Stackebrandt E. The phylogenetic position of the family Methylococcaceae. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1995; 45:182-185.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 45, part 1 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1995; 45:420.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Methylobacter agilis (ex Whittenbury et al. 1970) Bowman et al. 1993	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Methylomicrobium Bowman et al. 1995. Publication: Bowman JP, Sly LI, Stackebrandt E. The phylogenetic position of the family Methylococcaceae. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1995; 45:182-185.
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 3 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Methylomicrobium Bowman et al. 1995

Assigned by: Bowman JP, Sly LI, Stackebrandt E. The phylogenetic position of the family Methylococcaceae. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1995; 45:182-185.

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