Name: "Candidatus Mycobacterium methanotrophicum" van Spanning et al. 2022
Category, proposed as: species, Candidatus
Etymology: me.tha.no.tro’phi.cum. N.L. pref. methano-, pertaining to methane (in compound words); Gr. masc. adj. trophikos, feeding; N.L. neut. adj. methanotrophicum, feeding on methane
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: my-ko-bak-TE-ri-um me-tha-no-TRO-phi-kum, neuter
Original publication:
van Spanning RJM, Guan Q, Melkonian C, Gallant J, Polerecky L, Flot JF, Brandt BW, Braster M, Iturbe Espinoza P, Aerts JW, et al. Methanotrophy by a Mycobacterium species that dominates a cave microbial ecosystem. Nat Microbiol 2022; 7:2089-2100. 
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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:
van Spanning RJM, Guan Q, Melkonian C, Gallant J, Polerecky L, Flot JF, Brandt BW, Braster M, Iturbe Espinoza P, Aerts JW, et al. Methanotrophy by a Mycobacterium species that dominates a cave microbial ecosystem. Nat Microbiol 2022; 7:2089-2100. 🇳🇱
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