Epilithonimonas

J.P. Euzéby: List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature - Genus Epilithonimonas

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Number of species cited in this file: 2
Number of subspecies cited in this file: 0

Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").

Epilithonimonas O'Sullivan et al. 2006, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Epilithonimonas tenax O'Sullivan et al. 2006.
Etymology: N.L. n. epilithon -onis (or epilithonum -i), epilithon; L. fem. n. monas, a unit, monad; N.L. fem. n. Epilithonimonas, a monad isolated from epilithon.
Reference: O'SULLIVAN (L.A.), RINNA (J.), HUMPHREYS (G.), WEIGHTMAN (A.J.) and FRY (J.C.): Culturable phylogenetic diversity of the phylum 'Bacteroidetes' from river epilithon and coastal water and description of novel members of the family Flavobacteriaceae: Epilithonimonas tenax gen. nov., sp. nov. and Persicivirga xylanidelens gen. nov., sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 169-180.
Original article in IJSEM Online

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Epilithonimonas lactis Shakéd et al. 2010, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain H1 = DSM 19921 = LMG 24401.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: EF204460.
Etymology: L. gen. n. lactis, of milk, referring to the isolation of the type strain from raw milk.
Reference: SHAKÉD (T.), HANTSIS-ZACHAROV (E.) and HALPERN (M.): Epilithonimonas lactis sp. nov., isolated from raw cow’s milk. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 675-679.
Original article in IJSEM Online

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Epilithonimonas tenax O'Sullivan et al. 2006, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus).
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain EP105 = DSM 16811 = NCIMB 14026.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AF493696.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. tenax, sticky, holding firm, referring to the organism's viscous colonies.
Reference: O'SULLIVAN (L.A.), RINNA (J.), HUMPHREYS (G.), WEIGHTMAN (A.J.) and FRY (J.C.): Culturable phylogenetic diversity of the phylum 'Bacteroidetes' from river epilithon and coastal water and description of novel members of the family Flavobacteriaceae: Epilithonimonas tenax gen. nov., sp. nov. and Persicivirga xylanidelens gen. nov., sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 169-180.
Original article in IJSEM Online

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