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Species Methylorubrum rhodesianum
Name: Methylorubrum rhodesianum (Green et al. 1988) Green and Ardley 2018
Basonym: Methylobacterium rhodesianum Green et al. 1988
Etymology: rhodes.i.a’num. N.L. neut. adj. rhodesianum, named after the British taxonomist Muriel Rhodes-Roberts for her contribution to pseudomonad taxonomy
Type strain: ATCC 43882; CIP 103771; DSM 5687; IFO 15844; JCM 10891; NBRC 15844; NCIB 12249; NCIMB 12249; Pseudomonas strain 1 of Rock et al.; VKM B-2142
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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AB175642
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Green PN, Ardley JK. Review of the genus Methylobacterium and closely related organisms: a proposal that some Methylobacterium species be reclassified into a new genus, Methylorubrum gen. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:2727-2748. 
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 68, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:3685-3687.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Methylobacterium rhodesianum Green et al. 1988 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP Methylobacterium lusitanum Doronina et al. 2002 heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
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⏰ According to Kato et al. (2005), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Methylobacterium lusitanum Doronina et al. 2002.
Publication:
Kato Y, Asahara M, Arai D, Goto K, Yokota A. Reclassification of Methylobacterium chloromethanicum and Methylobacterium dichloromethanicum as later subjective synonyms of Methylobacterium extorquens and of Methylobacterium lusitanum as a later subjective synonym of Methylobacterium rhodesianum. J Gen Appl Microbiol 2005; 51:287-299.
- 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.09633 (N = 3).
- 🎓 Name mentioned 5 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.
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⏰ According to Kato et al. (2005), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Methylobacterium lusitanum Doronina et al. 2002.
Publication:
Kato Y, Asahara M, Arai D, Goto K, Yokota A. Reclassification of Methylobacterium chloromethanicum and Methylobacterium dichloromethanicum as later subjective synonyms of Methylobacterium extorquens and of Methylobacterium lusitanum as a later subjective synonym of Methylobacterium rhodesianum. J Gen Appl Microbiol 2005; 51:287-299.
Parent taxon: Methylorubrum Green and Ardley 2018
Assigned by:
Green PN, Ardley JK. Review of the genus Methylobacterium and closely related organisms: a proposal that some Methylobacterium species be reclassified into a new genus, Methylorubrum gen. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:2727-2748.
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Record number: 798437
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