Name: Methylophaga marina Janvier et al. 1985

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ma.ri’na. L. fem. adj. marina, marine, of the sea

Gender: feminine

Type strain: 222; ATCC 35842; CIP 104551; DSM 5689; JCM 6886; NBRC 102421; NCIMB 2244; NCMB 2244; VKM B-2056

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16S rRNA gene: X87338 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Janvier M, Frehel C, Grimont F, Gasser F. Methylophaga marina gen. nov., sp. nov. and Methylophaga thalassica sp. nov., marine methylotrophs. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1985; 35:131-139.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Methylophaga Janvier et al. 1985. Publication: Janvier M, Frehel C, Grimont F, Gasser F. Methylophaga marina gen. nov., sp. nov. and Methylophaga thalassica sp. nov., marine methylotrophs. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1985; 35:131-139.
  • 😷 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 4 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.

Parent taxon: Methylophaga Janvier et al. 1985

Assigned by: Janvier M, Frehel C, Grimont F, Gasser F. Methylophaga marina gen. nov., sp. nov. and Methylophaga thalassica sp. nov., marine methylotrophs. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1985; 35:131-139.

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Record number: 777999