Species Methylomusa anaerophila

Name: Methylomusa anaerophila Amano et al. 2018

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: an.a.e.ro’phi.la. Gr. pref. an-, non-, not (here: inseparable prefix); Gr. masc. n. aêr (gen. aeros), air; N.L. fem. adj. suff. -phila, loving; from Gr. fem. adj. philê, friend to, loving; N.L. fem. adj. anaerophila, not air-loving

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: me-t^hy-lo-MU-sa an-a-e-RO-p^hi-la, feminine

Type strain: JCM 31821; KCTC 15592; MMFC1

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: LC203074 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Amano N, Yamamuro A, Miyahara M, Kouzuma A, Abe T, Watanabe K. Methylomusa anaerophila gen. nov., sp. nov., an anaerobic methanol-utilizing bacterium isolated from a microbial fuel cell. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:1118-1122. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 68, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:2134-2136.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Methylomusa Amano et al. 2018. Publication: Amano N, Yamamuro A, Miyahara M, Kouzuma A, Abe T, Watanabe K. Methylomusa anaerophila gen. nov., sp. nov., an anaerobic methanol-utilizing bacterium isolated from a microbial fuel cell. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:1118-1122. 🇯🇵
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. 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 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Methylomusa Amano et al. 2018

Assigned by: Amano N, Yamamuro A, Miyahara M, Kouzuma A, Abe T, Watanabe K. Methylomusa anaerophila gen. nov., sp. nov., an anaerobic methanol-utilizing bacterium isolated from a microbial fuel cell. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:1118-1122. 🇯🇵

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