Comments and References:

Skerman VBD et al. (1980) 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. [No PubMed record available.]

Bowman JP et al. (1993b) 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. [No PubMed record available.]

Methylococcus (LPSN link)

Foster JW & Davis RH (1966) Foster, J.W., and Davis, R.H. "A methane-dependent coccus, with notes on classification and nomenclature of obligate, methane-utilizing bacteria." J. Bacteriol. (1966) 91:1924-1931.

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Reference: How to cite this resource - Schoch CL, et al. NCBI Taxonomy: a comprehensive update on curation, resources and tools. Database (Oxford). 2020: baaa062. PubMed: 32761142 PMC: PMC7408187.