Species Methylopila capsulata

Name: Methylopila capsulata Doronina et al. 1998

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: cap.su.la’ta. L. fem. dim. n. capsula, a small chest, capsule; N.L. fem. adj. capsulata, having a capsule

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: me-t^hy-LO-pi-la kap-su-LA-ta, feminine

Type strain: ATCC 700716; DSM 6130; IM1; VKM B-1606

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16S rRNA gene: AF004844 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Doronina NV, Trotsenko YA, Krausova VI, Boulygina ES, Tourova TP. Methylopila capsulata gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel non-pigmented aerobic facultatively methylotrophic bacterium. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1998; 48:1313-1321. 🇷🇺

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 48, part 4 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:5-6.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Methylopila Doronina et al. 1998. Publication: Doronina NV, Trotsenko YA, Krausova VI, Boulygina ES, Tourova TP. Methylopila capsulata gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel non-pigmented aerobic facultatively methylotrophic bacterium. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1998; 48:1313-1321. 🇷🇺
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. 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 7 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Methylopila Doronina et al. 1998

Assigned by: Doronina NV, Trotsenko YA, Krausova VI, Boulygina ES, Tourova TP. Methylopila capsulata gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel non-pigmented aerobic facultatively methylotrophic bacterium. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1998; 48:1313-1321. 🇷🇺

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Record number: 778007