Name: "Candidatus Mycobacterium methanica" Kambara et al. 2025
Category, proposed as: species, Candidatus
Etymology: me.tha’ni.ca. N.L. fem. adj. methanica, pertaining to methane
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: my-ko-bak-TE-ri-um me-THA-ni-ka, neuter
Original publication:
Kambara H, Kawamoto T, Matsushita S, Kindaichi T, Ozaki N, Aoi Y, Takaki Y, Imachi H, Nobu MK, Ogawara M, et al. First isolation of a methanotrophic Mycobacterium reveals ammonia- and pH-tolerant methane oxidation. Appl Environ Microbiol 2025; 91:e0079625. 
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Nomenclatural status: not validly published
Nomenclatural pro-status: not pro-validly published
Taxonomic status: preferred name (not pro-correct name)
Parent taxon: Mycobacterium Lehmann and Neumann 1896 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Kambara H, Kawamoto T, Matsushita S, Kindaichi T, Ozaki N, Aoi Y, Takaki Y, Imachi H, Nobu MK, Ogawara M, et al. First isolation of a methanotrophic Mycobacterium reveals ammonia- and pH-tolerant methane oxidation. Appl Environ Microbiol 2025; 91:e0079625. 🇯🇵
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