Name: Methyloterrigena soli Kim et al. 2016

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: so’li. L. gen. neut. n. soli, of the soil

Gender: feminine

Type strain: JCM 30821; KEMB 224-262; M48

See detailed strain information at

16S rRNA gene: KP876580 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Kim HS, Srinivasan S, Lee SS. Methyloterrigena soli gen. nov., sp. nov., a methanol-utilizing bacterium isolated from chloroethylene-contaminated soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:101-106.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 66, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:1607-1611.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Paradevosia shaoguanensis Geng et al. 2015

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Paradevosia shaoguanensis Geng et al. 2015	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Youhaiella shaoguanensis (Geng et al. 2015) Li et al. 2023	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Methyloterrigena Kim et al. 2016. Publication: Kim HS, Srinivasan S, Lee SS. Methyloterrigena soli gen. nov., sp. nov., a methanol-utilizing bacterium isolated from chloroethylene-contaminated soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:101-106.
  • ⏲ According to Li et al. (2023), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Paradevosia shaoguanensis Geng et al. 2015. Publication: Li W, Zi ZD, Ma F, Xie B, Lv J. Genome analysis-based union of the genera Youhaiella and Paradevosia, and proposal that Methyloterrigena soli Kim et al. 2016 is a later heterotypic synonym of Paradevosia shaoguanensis Geng et al. 2015. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5657.
  • ⏲ According to Li et al. (2023), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Youhaiella shaoguanensis (Geng et al. 2015) Li et al. 2023. Publication: Li W, Zi ZD, Ma F, Xie B, Lv J. Genome analysis-based union of the genera Youhaiella and Paradevosia, and proposal that Methyloterrigena soli Kim et al. 2016 is a later heterotypic synonym of Paradevosia shaoguanensis Geng et al. 2015. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5657.
  • 🏢 Synonymy of this taxon was mentioned in an IJSEM list. Publication: Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 73, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5937.
  • ❗ Methyloterrigena soli is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Methyloterrigena.
  • 😷 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 2 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.

Parent taxon: Methyloterrigena Kim et al. 2016

Assigned by: Kim HS, Srinivasan S, Lee SS. Methyloterrigena soli gen. nov., sp. nov., a methanol-utilizing bacterium isolated from chloroethylene-contaminated soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:101-106.

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