Methylococcus

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

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Number of species cited in this file: 8
Number of subspecies cited in this file: 0

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

Methylococcus Foster and Davis 1966, genus. (Type genus of the order ¤ Methylococcales Bowman 2005; type genus of the family ¤ Methylococcaceae Whittenbury and Krieg 1984).
Type species: ¤ Methylococcus capsulatus Foster and Davis 1966 (Approved Lists 1980).
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; N.L. masc. n. coccus (from Gr. masc. n. kokkos, grain, seed), coccus; N.L. masc. n. Methylococcus, methyl coccus.
References: SKERMAN (V.B.D.), McGOWAN (V.) and SNEATH (P.H.A.) (editors): Approved Lists of Bacterial Names. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1980, 30, 225-420 (Approved Lists of Bacterial Names in IJSEM Online - Approved Lists of Bacterial Names Amended edition). [FOSTER (J.W.) and DAVIS (R.H.): A methane-dependent coccus, with notes on classification and nomenclature of obligate, methane-utilizing bacteria. Journal of Bacteriology, 1966, 91, 1924-1931.]

---> Methylococcus Foster and Davis 1966 emend. Bowman et al. 1993.
Type species: ¤ Methylococcus capsulatus Foster and Davis 1966 (Approved Lists 1980).
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; N.L. masc. n. coccus (from Gr. masc. n. kokkos, grain, seed), coccus; N.L. masc. n. Methylococcus, methyl coccus.
Reference: BOWMAN (J.P.), SLY (L.I.), NICHOLS (P.D.) and HAYWARD (A.C.): 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.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Methylococcus bovis Romanovskaya et al. 1981, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain CM of Whittenbury.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: not found.
Etymology: L. gen. n. bovis, of a cow.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 7. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1981, 31, 382-383. [ROMANOVSKAYA (V.A.), MALASHENKO (Y.R.) and BOGACHENKO (V.N.): Corrected diagnoses of genera and species of methane assimilating bacteria. Mikrobiologia, 1978, 47, 120-130. (In Russian.)]
Validation List N° 7 in IJSEM Online

Note: According to Bowman et al. 1993, Methylococcus bovis Romanovskaya et al. 1981 and ¤ Methylococcus luteus Romanovskaya et al. 1981 are heterotypic synonyms. On the validation list n° 7, the priority numbers (these reflect the dates of receipt of the validation request in the form that is accepted for publication) are not given. So, no priority can be established.
Reference: BOWMAN (J.P.), SLY (L.I.), NICHOLS (P.D.) and HAYWARD (A.C.): 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.
Original article in IJSEM Online

---> ¤ Methylobacter luteus (Romanovskaya et al. 1981) Bowman et al. 1993, comb. nov.

Methylococcus capsulatus Foster and Davis 1966, species. (Type species of the genus).
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain ATCC 19069 = UNIQEM 1.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AJ563935.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. capsulatus, encapsulated.
References: SKERMAN (V.B.D.), McGOWAN (V.) and SNEATH (P.H.A.) (editors): Approved Lists of Bacterial Names. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1980, 30, 225-420 (Approved Lists of Bacterial Names in IJSEM Online - Approved Lists of Bacterial Names Amended edition). [FOSTER (J.W.) and DAVIS (R.H.): A methane-dependent coccus, with notes on classification and nomenclature of obligate, methane-utilizing bacteria. Journal of Bacteriology, 1966, 91, 1924-1931.]

Methylococcus chroococcus Romanovskaya et al. 1981, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain 9 of Whittenbury.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: not found.
Etymology: Gr. n. chroa, color; N.L. masc. n. coccus (from Gr. masc. n. kokkos, grain, seed), coccus; N.L. masc. n. chroococcus, colored coccus.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 7. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1981, 31, 382-383. [ROMANOVSKAYA (V.A.), MALASHENKO (Y.R.) and BOGACHENKO (V.N.): Corrected diagnoses of genera and species of methane assimilating bacteria. Mikrobiologia, 1978, 47, 120-130. (In Russian.)]
Validation List N° 7 in IJSEM Online

Methylococcus luteus Romanovskaya et al. 1981, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain ACM 3304 = ATCC 49878 = NCIMB 11914 = UCM 53B = VKM-53B.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AF304195.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. luteus, golden-yellow.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 7. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1981, 31, 382-383. [ROMANOVSKAYA (V.A.), MALASHENKO (Y.R.) and BOGACHENKO (V.N.): Corrected diagnoses of genera and species of methane assimilating bacteria. Mikrobiologia, 1978, 47, 120-130. (In Russian.)]
Validation List N° 7 in IJSEM Online

Note: According to Bowman et al. 1993, Methylococcus luteus Romanovskaya et al. 1981 and ¤ Methylococcus bovis Romanovskaya et al. 1981 are heterotypic synonyms. On the validation list n° 7, the priority numbers (these reflect the dates of receipt of the validation request in the form that is accepted for publication) are not given. So, no priority can be established.
Reference: BOWMAN (J.P.), SLY (L.I.), NICHOLS (P.D.) and HAYWARD (A.C.): 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.
Original article in IJSEM Online

---> ¤ Methylobacter luteus (Romanovskaya et al. 1981) Bowman et al. 1993, comb. nov.

Methylococcus mobilis Hazeu et al. 1980, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain LMD 77.28.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: not found.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. mobilis, movable, mobile.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 5. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1980, 30, 676-677. [HAZEU (W.), BATENBURG-VAN DER VEGTE (W.H.) and DE BRUYN (J.C.): Some characteristics of Methylococcus mobilis sp. nov. Arch. Mikrobiol., 1980, 124, 211-220.]
Validation List N° 5 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online

Methylococcus thermophilus Malashenko et al. 1975, species.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain IMV-2Yu.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: not found.
Etymology: Gr. n. thermê, heat; N.L. masc. adj. philus (from Gr. masc. adj. philos), friend, loving; N.L. masc. adj. thermophilus, heat loving.
References: SKERMAN (V.B.D.), McGOWAN (V.) and SNEATH (P.H.A.) (editors): Approved Lists of Bacterial Names. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1980, 30, 225-420 (Approved Lists of Bacterial Names in IJSEM Online - Approved Lists of Bacterial Names Amended edition). [MALASHENKO (Y.R.), ROMANOVSKAYA (V.A.), BOGACHENKO (V.N.) and STVED (A.D.): Thermophilic and thermotolerant bacteria that assimilate methane. Mikrobiologiya, 1975, 44, 855-862. English translation 773-779.]

Methylococcus vinelandii Romanovskaya et al. 1981, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain "Mexica" of Whittenbury.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: not found.
Etymology: N.L. masc. gen. n. vinelandii, of Vineland, named after Vineland, New Jersey, where the species was first isolated.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 7. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1981, 31, 382-383. [ROMANOVSKAYA (V.A.), MALASHENKO (Y.R.) and BOGACHENKO (V.N.): Corrected diagnoses of genera and species of methane assimilating bacteria. Mikrobiologia, 1978, 47, 120-130. (In Russian.)]
Validation List N° 7 in IJSEM Online

Note: According to Bowman et al. 1993, Methylococcus vinelandii Romanovskaya et al. 1981 and ¤ Methylococcus whittenburyi Romanovskaya et al. 1981 are heterotypic synonyms. On the validation list n° 7, the priority numbers (these reflect the dates of receipt of the validation request in the form that is accepted for publication) are not given. So, no priority can be established.
Reference: BOWMAN (J.P.), SLY (L.I.), NICHOLS (P.D.) and HAYWARD (A.C.): 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.
Original article in IJSEM Online

---> ¤ Methylobacter whittenburyi (Romanovskaya et al. 1981) Bowman et al. 1993, comb. nov.

Methylococcus whittenburyi Romanovskaya et al. 1981, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain Y = 1521 of Whittenbury = ACM 3310 = ATCC 51738 = NCIMB 11128.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: X72773.
Etymology: N.L. gen. masc. n. whittenburyi, of Whittenbury, named in honor of British microbiologist Roger Whittenbury for his seminal research on methanotrophic bacteria.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 7. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1981, 31, 382-383. [ROMANOVSKAYA (V.A.), MALASHENKO (Y.R.) and BOGACHENKO (V.N.): Corrected diagnoses of genera and species of methane assimilating bacteria. Mikrobiologia, 1978, 47, 120-130. (In Russian.)]
Validation List N° 7 in IJSEM Online

Note: According to Bowman et al. 1993, Methylococcus whittenburyi Romanovskaya et al. 1981 and ¤ Methylococcus vinelandii Romanovskaya et al. 1981 are heterotypic synonyms. On the validation list n° 7, the priority numbers (these reflect the dates of receipt of the validation request in the form that is accepted for publication) are not given. So, no priority can be established.
Reference: BOWMAN (J.P.), SLY (L.I.), NICHOLS (P.D.) and HAYWARD (A.C.): 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.
Original article in IJSEM Online

---> ¤ Methylobacter whittenburyi (Romanovskaya et al. 1981) Bowman et al. 1993, comb. nov.