Name: Methylophaga sulfidovorans de Zwart et al. 1998

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: sul.fi.do’vo.rans. N.L. neut. n. sulfidum, sulfide; L. pres. part. vorans, eating, devouring; N.L. fem. part. adj. sulfidovorans, sulfide-devouring

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … sul-fi-DO-wo-rans, feminine

Type strain: CIP 105175; DSM 11578; JCM 21498; LMD 95.210; NBRC 102423; RB 1

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: X95461 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: de Zwart JMM, Nelisse PN, Kuenen JG. Isolation and characterization of Methylophaga sulfidovorans sp. nov.: an obligately methylotrophic, aerobic, dimethylsulfide oxidizing bacterium from microbial mat. FEMS Microbiol. Ecol. 1996; 20:261-270. 🇳🇱

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 67. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1998; 48:1083-1084.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.31924 (N = 8).
  • 😷 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 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 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Methylophaga Janvier et al. 1985

Assigned by: de Zwart JMM, Nelisse PN, Kuenen JG. Isolation and characterization of Methylophaga sulfidovorans sp. nov.: an obligately methylotrophic, aerobic, dimethylsulfide oxidizing bacterium from microbial mat. FEMS Microbiol. Ecol. 1996; 20:261-270. 🇳🇱

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Record number: 778000