Name: Methylovulum miyakonense Iguchi et al. 2011

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: mi.ya.ko.nen’se. N.L. neut. adj. miyakonense, of, or belonging to, Miyako, the ancient capital Kyoto

Pronunciation, gender: mi-ya-ko-NEN-se, neuter

Type strain: ATCC BAA-2070; DSM 23269; HT12; NBRC 106162

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16S rRNA gene: AB501287 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Iguchi H, Yurimoto H, Sakai Y. Methylovulum miyakonense gen. nov., sp. nov., a type I methanotroph isolated from forest soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:810-815.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 61, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:1502-1503.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Methylovulum Iguchi et al. 2011. Publication: Iguchi H, Yurimoto H, Sakai Y. Methylovulum miyakonense gen. nov., sp. nov., a type I methanotroph isolated from forest soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:810-815.
  • 😷 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 9 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Methylovulum Iguchi et al. 2011

Assigned by: Iguchi H, Yurimoto H, Sakai Y. Methylovulum miyakonense gen. nov., sp. nov., a type I methanotroph isolated from forest soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:810-815.

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