Petrimonas

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

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Number of species cited in this file: 1
Number of subspecies cited in this file: 0

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

Petrimonas Grabowski et al. 2005, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Petrimonas sulfuriphila Grabowski et al. 2005.
Etymology: L. fem. n. petra, rock, stone; L. fem. n. monas, a unit, monad; N.L. fem. n. Petrimonas, stone monad.
Reference: GRABOWSKI (A.), TINDALL (B.J.), BARDIN (V.), BLANCHET (D.) and JEANTHON (C.): Petrimonas sulfuriphila gen. nov., sp. nov., a mesophilic fermentative bacterium isolated from a biodegraded oil reservoir. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2005, 55, 1113-1121.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Petrimonas sulfuriphila Grabowski et al. 2005, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus).
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain BN3 = DSM 16547 = JCM 12565.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AY570690.
Etymology: L. n. sulfur, sulfur; N.L. adj. philus -a -um (from Gr. adj. philos -ê -on), friend, loving; N.L. fem. adj. sulfuriphila, sulfur-loving, indicating that sulfur stimulates growth.
Reference: GRABOWSKI (A.), TINDALL (B.J.), BARDIN (V.), BLANCHET (D.) and JEANTHON (C.): Petrimonas sulfuriphila gen. nov., sp. nov., a mesophilic fermentative bacterium isolated from a biodegraded oil reservoir. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2005, 55, 1113-1121.
Original article in IJSEM Online