Genus Albimonas
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 2
Number of subspecies, including synonyms, cited in this file: 0
Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").
Albimonas Lim et al. 2008, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Albimonas donghaensis Lim et al. 2008.
Etymology: L. adj. albus, white; Gr. fem. n. monas, monad, unit; N.L. fem. n. Albimonas, white monad.
Valid publication: LIM (J.M.), JEON (C.O.), JANG (H.H.), PARK (D.J.), SHIN (Y.K.), YEO (S.H.) and KIM (C.J.): Albimonas donghaensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a non-photosynthetic member of the class Alphaproteobacteria isolated from seawater. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 282-285.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Albimonas donghaensis Lim et al. 2008, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) DS2 = DSM 17890 = KCTC 12586.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: DQ280370.
Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. donghaensis, belonging to Donghae, where the organism was isolated.
Valid publication: LIM (J.M.), JEON (C.O.), JANG (H.H.), PARK (D.J.), SHIN (Y.K.), YEO (S.H.) and KIM (C.J.): Albimonas donghaensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a non-photosynthetic member of the class Alphaproteobacteria isolated from seawater. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 282-285.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Albimonas pacifica Li et al. 2013, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) P-50-3=KACC 16527=CGMCC 1.11030.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: JN837486.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. pacifica, peaceful, pertaining to the Pacific Ocean, the origin of the type strain.
Source: Environmental - marine.
Reference: LI, G.-W., ZHANG, X.-Y., WANG, C.-S., ZHANG, Y.-J., XU, X.-W., LIU, C., LI, H., LIU, A., XU, Z., SONG, X.-Y., CHEN, X.-L., ZHOU, B.-C. and ZHANG, Y.-Z. 2013. Albimonas pacifica sp. nov., isolated from seawater of the Pacific, and emended description of the genus Albimonas. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 63, 3597-3601.
Original article in IJSEM Online