Methylarcula

J.P. Euzéby: List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature - Genus Methylarcula

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Number of species cited in this file: 2
Number of subspecies cited in this file: 0

Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").

Methylarcula Doronina et al. 2000, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Methylarcula marina Doronina et al. 2000.
Etymology: N.L. n. methylum (from French méthyle, back-formation from French méthylène, coined from Gr. n. methu, wine and Gr. n. hulê, wood), the methyl group; N.L. pref. methylo-, pertaining to the methyl radical; L. fem. n. arcula, small box; N.L. fem. n. Methylarcula, methyl-using small box.
Reference: DORONINA (N.V.), TROTSENKO (Y.A.) and TOUROVA (T.P.): Methylarcula marina gen. nov., sp. nov. and Methylarcula terricola sp. nov.: novel aerobic, moderately halophilic, facultatively methylotrophic bacteria from coastal saline environments. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2000, 50, 1849-1859.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Methylarcula marina Doronina et al. 2000, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus).
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain p = VKM B-2159.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AF030436.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. marina, of or belonging to the sea, sea-, marine.
Reference: DORONINA (N.V.), TROTSENKO (Y.A.) and TOUROVA (T.P.): Methylarcula marina gen. nov., sp. nov. and Methylarcula terricola sp. nov.: novel aerobic, moderately halophilic, facultatively methylotrophic bacteria from coastal saline environments. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2000, 50, 1849-1859.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Methylarcula terricola Doronina et al. 2000, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain h37 = VKM B-2160.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AF030437.
Etymology: L. n. terricola, a dweller upon earth; intended to mean isolated from soil.
Reference: DORONINA (N.V.), TROTSENKO (Y.A.) and TOUROVA (T.P.): Methylarcula marina gen. nov., sp. nov. and Methylarcula terricola sp. nov.: novel aerobic, moderately halophilic, facultatively methylotrophic bacteria from coastal saline environments. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2000, 50, 1849-1859.
Original article in IJSEM Online