Methylobacteriaceae Garrity et al. 2006
General information
Name
Methylobacteriaceae
Valid publication
2006
Effective publication
2005
Nomenclature type
Methylobacterium
Etymology
M.L. neut. n. <i>Methylobacterium</i>, type genus of the family; suff. -<i>aceae</i>, ending to denote a family; M.L. fem. pl. n. <i>Methylobacteriaceae</i>, the <i>Methylobacterium</i> family.
Description and emendation
Original Description
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The family Methylobacteriaceae was circumscribed for this volume on the basis of phylogenetic analysis of 16S rRNA sequences; the family contains the genera Methylobacterium (type genus) and Microvirga. Chemoorganotrophic; Methylobacterium is facultatively methylotrophic. Form pink colonies.
Subdivision(s)
MID | Name | Rank | Taxon ID |
---|---|---|---|
MSG071699 | 'Candidatus Methylobacterium Cadiz_LYX46' | Species | |
MSG071700 | 'Candidatus Methylobacterium Cadiz_LYX55' | Species | |
M022502090901 | Enterovirga | Genus | 2026349 |
M022502090902 | Methylobacterium | Genus | 407 |
M022502090906 | Methylorubrum | Genus | 2282523 |
M022502090903 | Microvirga | Genus | 186650 |
M022502090904 | Neomegalonema | Genus | 356797 |
M022502090905 | Psychroglaciecola | Genus | 1649484 |
References
1
Garrity, G.M., Bell, J.A., and Lilburn, T. Family IX. Methylobacteriaceae fam. nov. In: D.J. Brenner, N.R. Krieg, J.T. Staley and G. M. Garrity (eds), Bergeys Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, second edition, vol. 2 (The Proteobacteria), part C (The Alpha-, Beta-, Delta-, and Epsilonproteobacteria), Springer, New York. (2005) p. 567.
2
Validation List No. 107. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. (2006) 56:1-6.[DOI:10.1099/ijs.0.64188-0]
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