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Methylomirabilaceae

Methylomirabilaceae is a family of bacteria, represented by type genus Ca. Methylomirabilis. Represented most famously by the novel methane-oxidizing bacterium Ca. Methylomirabilis oxyfera, which appears to split oxygen from nitrates, it contains several other genera not yet described.

SILVA 138.1 lists 6 uncultured genera currently within the family:

  • Candidatus Methylomirabilis
  • MIZ14
  • MIZ17
  • SH765B-TzT-35
  • wb1-A12
  • Z114MB74

These genera are consistently described in methane-rich environments, but only species within Candidatus Methylomirabilis are confidently described as methane-oxidizers.

Phylogeny

The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) and National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).

Unassigned species of "Ca. Methylomirabilis":

  • "Ca. M. iodofontis" <small>Zhu et al. 2022</small>
  • "Ca. M. nitratireducens" <small>Li et al. 2023</small>
  • "Ca. M. sinica" <small>He et al. 2016</small>

See also

References