Name: Methylopila musalis Doronina et al. 2013

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: mu.sa’lis. N.L. fem. n. Musa, a botanical generic name; L. masc./fem. adj. suff. -alis, suffix used with the sense of pertaining to; N.L. fem. adj. musalis, pertaining to the fruit of Musa paradisiaca var. sapientum from which the strain was first isolated

Pronunciation, gender: mu-SA-lis, feminine

Type strain: CCUG 61696; DSM 24986; MUSA; VKM B-2646

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16S rRNA gene: JQ173144 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Doronina NV, Kaparullina EN, Bykova TV, Trotsenko YA. Methylopila musalis sp. nov., an aerobic, facultatively methylotrophic bacterium isolated from banana fruit. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:1847-1852.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 63, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:2755-2756.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.03855 (N = 2).
  • 😷 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: Methylopila Doronina et al. 1998

Assigned by: Doronina NV, Kaparullina EN, Bykova TV, Trotsenko YA. Methylopila musalis sp. nov., an aerobic, facultatively methylotrophic bacterium isolated from banana fruit. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:1847-1852.

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Record number: 790772