Name DOI
10.1601/nm.2402
Name
 Foster and Davis 1966 (Approved Lists 1980) emend. Bowman et al. 1993
Name Status
Validly Published
Current Authority
Foster and Davis 1966 (Approved Lists 1980) emend. Bowman et al. 1993
Preferred Name
Taxonomic Rank
genus
Nomenclatural Type
(designated species)
 Foster and Davis 1966 (Approved Lists 1980)
Taxonomy
Proper Form
Methylococcus Foster and Davis 1966 (Approved Lists 1980) emend. Bowman et al. 1993
Nomenclatural History
The genus Methylococcus was originally proposed by Foster and Davis 1966. This name appeared on the Approved Lists of Bacterial Names 1980. Bowman et al. published an emended description of this genus in 1993.
Citation
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Name Abstract for Methylococcus Foster and Davis 1966 (Approved Lists 1980) emend. Bowman et al. 1993.. https://doi.org/10.1601/nm.2402.
Source File
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References

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  2. Foster JW, Davis RH. A methane-dependent coccus, with notes on classification and nomenclature of obligate, methane-utilizing bacteria. J Bacteriol 1966; 91:1924-1931. [PubMed].
  3. Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved Lists of Bacterial Names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420. https://doi.org/10.1099/00207713-30-1-225.