Xylanimonas

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

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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").

Xylanimonas Rivas et al. 2003, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Xylanimonas cellulosilytica Rivas et al. 2003.
Etymology: N.L. n. xylanum, xylan, a polysaccharide; L. fem. n. monas, a unit, a monad; N.L. fem. n. Xylanimonas, a monad from xylan.
Reference: RIVAS (R.), SÁNCHEZ (M.), TRUJILLO (M.E.), ZURDO-PIÑEIRO (J.L.), MATEOS (P.F.), MARTÍNEZ-MOLINA (E.) and VELÁZQUEZ (E.): Xylanimonas cellulosilytica gen. nov., sp. nov., a xylanolytic bacterium isolated from a decayed tree (Ulmus nigra). Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2003, 53, 99-103.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Note: The gender of the genus name Xylanimonas is not given in the paper by Rivas et al. 2003. According to Rule 65(2), Xylanimonas must be in the feminine gender.

Xylanimonas cellulosilytica Rivas et al. 2003, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus).
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain XIL07 = CECT 5975 = DSM 15894 = JCM 12276 = LMG 20990.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: CP001821 (complete genome).
Etymology: N.L. n. cellulosum, cellulose; N.L. adj. lyticus -a -um (from Gr. adj. lutikos -ê -on), able to loose, able to dissolve; N.L. fem. adj. cellulosilytica, cellulose-dissolving.
Reference: RIVAS (R.), SANCHEZ (M.), TRUJILLO (M.E.), ZURDO-PINEIRO (J.L.), MATEOS (P.F.), MARTINEZ-MOLINA (E.) and VELAZQUEZ (E.): Xylanimonas cellulosilytica gen. nov., sp. nov., a xylanolytic bacterium isolated from a decayed tree (Ulmus nigra). Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2003, 53, 99-103.
Original article in IJSEM Online