Etymology:
Me.thy.lo.bac.ter. N.L. neut. n.methylum, the methyl group; from French masc. n.méthyle; from French masc. n.méthylène; from Gr. neut. n.methy, wine; from Gr. fem. n.hylê, wood; N.L. neut. n.methyl, pertaining to the methyl radical; N.L. masc. n.bacter, rod; N.L. masc. n.Methylobacter, methyl rod
Valid publication:
Bowman JP, Sly LI, Nichols PD, Hayward AC. Revised taxonomy of the methanotrophs: description of Methylobacter gen. nov., emendation of Methylococcus, validation of Methylosinus and Methylocystis species, and a proposal that the family Methylococcaceae includes only the group I methanotrophs. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1993; 43:735-753.
IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 43, part 4 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1994; 44:184.
Nomenclatural status:
validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status:
correct name
Emendations:
Bowman et al. 1995
Bowman JP, Sly LI, Stackebrandt E. The phylogenetic position of the family Methylococcaceae. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1995; 45:182-185.
Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 45, part 1 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1995; 45:420. Notes:
⊖ Emendation accompanied by the removal of 3 species from the genus.
Notes:
🚋 The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus Methylococcus Foster and Davis 1966 (Approved Lists 1980).Publication:
Romanovskaia VA, Malashenko IuR, Bogachenko VN. [Refinement of the diagnosis of the genera and species of methane-using bacteria]. Mikrobiologiia 1978; 47:120-130.
🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Mefhylobacter"; "Mehylobacter"; "Melhylobacter"; "Methyllobacter"; "Metlzylobacter"; "Mothylobacter".
🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: NCIMB: 6; ATCC: 5; VKM: 4; DSM: 3.
🧍 A genome-scale phylogenetic analysis of the order Methylococcales was conducted by Orata et al. (2018).Publication:
Orata FD, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Sauvageau D, Stein LY. Phylogenomic Analysis of the Gammaproteobacterial Methanotrophs (Order Methylococcales) Calls for the Reclassification of Members at the Genus and Species Levels. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:3162.
🧍 Pittman et al. (1991) suggested the abbreviation "MLBA" for this genus name but this does not appear to be of practical relevance any longer.Publication:
Pittman KF, Walczak CA, Lock CM. Codes and abbreviations for approved of effectively published names of genera of bacteria published from January 1980 to December 1990. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1991; 41:571-579.
🧍 See also Bowman et al. (1994).Publication:
Bowman JP, Sly LI, Nichols PD, Hayward AC. Revised Taxonomy of the Methanotrophs: Description of Methylobacter gen. nov., Emendation of Methylococcus, Validation of Methylosinus and Methylocystis Species, and a Proposal that the Family Methylococcaceae Includes Only the Group I Methanotrophs. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1994; 44:375-375.
Subdivision:
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 5 Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 8 Total number of child taxa: 18
Assigned by:
Bowman JP, Sly LI, Nichols PD, Hayward AC. Revised taxonomy of the methanotrophs: description of Methylobacter gen. nov., emendation of Methylococcus, validation of Methylosinus and Methylocystis species, and a proposal that the family Methylococcaceae includes only the group I methanotrophs. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1993; 43:735-753.
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