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Species Paracoccus methylovorus
Name: Paracoccus methylovorus Timsy et al. 2022
Etymology: me.thy.lo’vo.rus. N.L. neut. n. methylum, the methyl radical; N.L. neut. n. methyl, pertaining to the methyl radical; L. v. voro, to eat, devour; N.L. masc. adj. methylovorus, methyl-devourer
Pronunciation, gender: me-thy-LO-wo-rus, masculine
Type strain: DSM 111585; H4-D09; LMG 31941
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
MZ241812
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Timsy T, Behrendt U, Ulrich A, Foesel BU, Spanner T, Neumann-Schaal M, Wolf J, Schloter M, Horn MA, Kolb S. Genomic evidence for two pathways of formaldehyde oxidation and denitrification capabilities of the species Paracoccus methylovorus sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5581. 
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 72, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5736.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of other species in the genus.
Parent taxon: Paracoccus Davis 1969 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Timsy T, Behrendt U, Ulrich A, Foesel BU, Spanner T, Neumann-Schaal M, Wolf J, Schloter M, Horn MA, Kolb S. Genomic evidence for two pathways of formaldehyde oxidation and denitrification capabilities of the species Paracoccus methylovorus sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5581.
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Record number: 31410
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