Name:Methylophilusmethylotrophus Jenkins et al. 1987
Category: Species
Proposed as: sp. nov.
Etymology:
me.thy.lo.tro’phus. N.L. neut. n.methylum, the methyl radical; from French masc. n.méthyle; from French masc. n.méthylène; from Gr. neut. n.methy, wine; from Gr. fem. n.hylê, wood; N.L. neut. n.methyl, pertaining to the methyl radical; Gr. masc./fem. adj.trophos, feeder, rearer, one who feeds; N.L. masc. adj.methylotrophus, methyl radical-consuming
Valid publication:
Jenkins O, Byrom D, Jones D. Methylophilus: a new genus of methanol-utilizing bacteria. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1987; 37:446-448.
Nomenclatural status:
validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status:
correct name
Risk group:
1
Notes:
🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Methylophilus Jenkins et al. 1987.Publication:
Jenkins O, Byrom D, Jones D. Methylophilus: a new genus of methanol-utilizing bacteria. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1987; 37:446-448.
😷 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.
🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project.Publication:
Mukherjee S, Seshadri R, Varghese NJ, Eloe-Fadrosh EA, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Goker M, Coates RC, Hadjithomas M, Pavlopoulos GA, Paez-Espino D, et al. 1,003 reference genomes of bacterial and archaeal isolates expand coverage of the tree of life. Nat Biotechnol 2017; 35:676-683.