Name: Methylophilus flavus Gogleva et al. 2010

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: fla’vus. L. masc. adj. flavus, yellow

Pronunciation, gender: FLA-wus, masculine

Type strain: CCUG 58411; DSM 23073; Ship; VKM B-2547

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16S rRNA gene: FJ872108 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Gogleva AA, Kaparullina EN, Doronina NV, Trotsenko YA. Methylophilus flavus sp. nov. and Methylophilus luteus sp. nov., aerobic, methylotrophic bacteria associated with plants. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:2623-2628.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 60, part 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:221-222.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 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 3 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Methylophilus Jenkins et al. 1987

Assigned by: Gogleva AA, Kaparullina EN, Doronina NV, Trotsenko YA. Methylophilus flavus sp. nov. and Methylophilus luteus sp. nov., aerobic, methylotrophic bacteria associated with plants. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:2623-2628.

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Record number: 788881