Species Methylorubrum zatmanii

Name: Methylorubrum zatmanii (Green et al. 1988) Green and Ardley 2018

Category, proposed as: species, comb. nov.

Basonym: Methylobacterium zatmanii Green et al. 1988

Etymology: zat.ma’ni.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. zatmanii, named after the British biochemist L. J. Zatman for his work on the bacterial metabolism of one-carbon compounds

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: me-t^hy-lo-RU-brum zat-MA-ni-i, neuter

Type strain: ATCC 43883; CCUG 36916; CIP 103774; DSM 5688; IFO 15845; JCM 10892; LMG 6087; NBRC 15845; NCIB 12243; NCIMB 12243; Pseudomonas strain 135 of Rock et al.; VKM B-2161

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB175647 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 (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Methylobacterium zatmanii Green et al. 1988	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 😷 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 1 time in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded pathogenicity of the species itself.

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: 798443