Species Methylovorus menthalis

Name: Methylovorus menthalis Doronina et al. 2012

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: men.tha’lis. L. fem. n. mentha, mint; L. masc./fem. adj. suff. -alis, suffix used with the sense of pertaining to; N.L. masc. adj. menthalis, pertaining to mint, referring to the host plant Mentha arvensis L. (corn mint)

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: me-t^hy-LO-wo-rus men-T^HA-lis, masculine

Type strain: CCUG 61695; DSM 24715; MM; VKM B-2663

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: HQ380796 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Doronina NV, Kaparullina EN, Trotsenko IuA. [Methylovorus menthalis, a novel species of aerobic obligate methylobacteria associated with plants]. Mikrobiologiia 2011; 80:700-706. 🇷🇺

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 148. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:2549-2554.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — 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 2 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🧍 The culture collection accession numbers DSM 24715 and CCUG 61695 have been provided at the time of request for valid publication of the name. Publication: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 148. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:2549-2554.

Parent taxon: Methylovorus Govorukhina and Trotsenko 1991

Assigned by: Doronina NV, Kaparullina EN, Trotsenko IuA. [Methylovorus menthalis, a novel species of aerobic obligate methylobacteria associated with plants]. Mikrobiologiia 2011; 80:700-706. 🇷🇺

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