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] and National [Center for Biotechnology Information].
Unassigned species of "Ca. Methylomirabilis":
  • "Ca. M. iodofontis" Zhu et al. 2022
  • "Ca. M. nitratireducens" Li et al. 2023
  • "Ca. M. sinica" He et al. 2016