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Domain Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species Rarely used categories

Species "Candidatus Mycobacterium methanotrophicum"

Name: "Candidatus Mycobacterium methanotrophicum" van Spanning et al. 2022

Category: Species

Proposed as: 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, gender: me-tha-no-TRO-phi-kum, neuter

Nomenclatural type: 1; VU-WI

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. 🇳🇱

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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Record number: 31557
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