Polaromonas

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

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Number of species cited in this file: 5
Number of subspecies cited in this file: 0

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

Polaromonas Irgens et al. 1996, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Polaromonas vacuolata Irgens et al. 1996.
Etymology: N.L. adj. polaris (from L. n. polus, the end of an axis, a pole; and L. suff. -aris, suffix denoting pertaining to), pertaining to the geographic poles; L. fem. n. monas, a monad, unit; N.L. fem. n. Polaromonas, polar bacterium.
Reference: IRGENS (R.L.), GOSINK (J.J.) and STALEY (J.T.): Polaromonas vacuolata gen. nov., sp. nov., a psychrophilic, marine, gas vacuolate bacterium from Antarctica. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1996, 46, 822-826.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Polaromonas aquatica Kämpfer et al. 2006, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain CCUG 39402 = CIP 108776.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AM039830.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. aquatica, aquatic, from water.
Reference: KÄMPFER (P.), BUSSE (H.J.) and FALSEN (E.): Polaromonas aquatica sp. nov., isolated from tap water. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 605-608.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Polaromonas hydrogenivorans Sizova and Panikov 2007, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain DSM 17735 = NRRL B-41369.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: DQ094183.
Etymology: N.L. n. hydrogenum (from Gr. n. hudôr, water; and Gr. v. gennaô, to produce), hydrogen (that which produces water, so called because it forms water when exposed to oxygen); L. part. adj. vorans, consuming; N.L. part. hydrogenivorans, hydrogen-consuming.
Reference: SIZOVA (M.) and PANIKOV (N.): Polaromonas hydrogenivorans sp. nov., a psychrotolerant hydrogen-oxidizing bacterium from Alaskan soil. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 616-619.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Polaromonas jejuensis Weon et al. 2008, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain JS12-13 = DSM 19351 = KACC 12508.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: EU030285.
Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. jejuensis, referring to Jeju, Korea.
Reference: WEON (H.Y.), YOO (S.H.), HONG (S.B.), KWON (S.W.), STACKEBRANDT (E.), GO (S.J.) and KOO (B.S.): Polaromonas jejuensis sp. nov., isolated from soil in Korea. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 1525-1528.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Polaromonas naphthalenivorans Jeon et al. 2004, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain CJ2 = ATCC BAA-779 = CCUG 51246 = DSM 15660.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AY166684.
Etymology: N.L. neut. n. naphtalenum, naphtalene; L. part. adj. vorans, devouring; N.L. fem. part. adj. naphtalenivorans, naphtalene-devouring.
Reference: JEON (C.O.), PARK (W.), GHIORSE (W.C.) and MADSEN (E.L.): Polaromonas naphthalenivorans sp. nov., a naphthalene-degrading bacterium from naphthalene-contaminated sediment. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2004, 54, 93-97.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Note: The specific epithet, naphthalenivorans, is a N.L. fem. part. adj., not a N.L. neut. adj. as cited in the paper by Jeon et al. 2004.

Polaromonas vacuolata Irgens et al. 1996, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus).
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain 34-P = ATCC 51984.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: U14585.
Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. vacuolata, equipped with gas vacuoles.
Reference: IRGENS (R.L.), GOSINK (J.J.) and STALEY (J.T.): Polaromonas vacuolata gen. nov., sp. nov., a psychrophilic, marine, gas vacuolate bacterium from Antarctica. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1996, 46, 822-826.
Original article in IJSEM Online