Name: Methylophaga muralis corrig. Doronina et al. 2011

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: mu.ra’lis. L. masc./fem. adj. muralis, of or belonging to a wall

Gender: feminine

Type strain: Kr3; NCIMB 13993; VKM B-2303

See detailed strain information at

16S rRNA gene: AY694421 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Doronina NV, Lee TD, Ivanova EG, Trotsenko YA. Methylophaga murata sp. nov.: a haloalkaliphilic aerobic methylotroph from deteriorating marble. Microbiology (English translation of Mikrobiologiia) 2005; 74:440-447.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 138. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:475-476.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Methylophaga murata Doronina et al. 2011	other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 2 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.
  • 🧍 Spelling of the specific epithet has been corrected on validation. Publication: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 138. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:475-476.
  • 🧍 The original spelling of the specific epithet, murata (sic), has been corrected on validation according to Rule 61. Publication: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 138. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:475-476.

Parent taxon: Methylophaga Janvier et al. 1985

Assigned by: Doronina NV, Lee TD, Ivanova EG, Trotsenko YA. Methylophaga murata sp. nov.: a haloalkaliphilic aerobic methylotroph from deteriorating marble. Microbiology (English translation of Mikrobiologiia) 2005; 74:440-447.

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Record number: 789065