Name DOI
10.1601/nm.1439
Name
 (ex Wittenbury et al. 1970) Bowman et al. 1993 emend. Hördt et al. 2020
Name Status
Validly Published
Current Authority
(ex Wittenbury et al. 1970) Bowman et al. 1993 emend. Hördt et al. 2020
Preferred Name
Taxonomic Rank
species
Nomenclatural Type
(designated strain)
Refer to the type exemplar.
Taxonomy
Type Strain
representative organism
T (= = = = =)
Proper Form
Methylosinus sporium (ex Wittenbury et al. 1970) Bowman et al. 1993 emend. Hördt et al. 2020
Nomenclatural History
The species Methylosinus sporium was originally described by Wittenbury et al. 1970. It pre-dated the Approved Lists of Bacterial Names but was excluded from those lists. In 1993 the name was revived and validly published by Bowman et al.. Hördt et al. published an emended description of this species in 2020.
Citation
When referring specifically to this Abstract, please use its Digital Object Identifier.
Name Abstract for Methylosinus sporium (ex Wittenbury et al. 1970) Bowman et al. 1993 emend. Hördt et al. 2020.. https://doi.org/10.1601/nm.1439.
Source File
This information was last reviewed on March 25, 2020.

References

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  2. Wittenbury R, Davies SL, Davey JF. Exospores and cysts formed by methane-utilizing bacteria. J Gen Microbiol 1970; 61:219-226.
  3. Hördt A, García-López M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Tindall BJ, Weinhold L-M, Gronow S, Kyrpides N, Woyke T, Schleuning M, Göker M. Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria. Front. Microbio. 2020; 11:468. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2020.00468 [PubMed].