Genus Alkalimonas
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 3
Number of subspecies, including synonyms, cited in this file: 0
Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").
Alkalimonas Ma et al. 2007, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Alkalimonas amylolytica Ma et al. 2007.
Etymology: N.L. n. alkali (from Arabic al-qaliy), ashes of salt wort; Gr. fem. n. monas, a unit, monad; N.L. fem. n. Alkalimonas, alkaline monad.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 114. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 433-434.
Effective publication: MA (Y.), XUE (Y.), GRANT (W.D.), COLLINS (N.C.), DUCKWORTH (A.W.), VAN STEENBERGEN (R.P.) and JONES (B.E.): Alkalimonas amylolytica gen. nov., sp. nov., and Alkalimonas delamerensis gen. nov., sp. nov., novel alkaliphilic bacteria from soda lakes in China and East Africa. Extremophiles, 2004, 8, 193-200.
Validation List no. 114 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Alkalimonas amylolytica Ma et al. 2007, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) N10 = CGMCC 1.3430 = DSM 18337.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AF250323.
Etymology: Gr. n. amulon, starch; N.L. adj. lyticus -a -um (from Gr. adj. lutikos -ê -on), able to loosen, able to dissolve; N.L. fem. adj. amylolytica, starch dissolving.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 114. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 433-434.
Effective publication: MA (Y.), XUE (Y.), GRANT (W.D.), COLLINS (N.C.), DUCKWORTH (A.W.), VAN STEENBERGEN (R.P.) and JONES (B.E.): Alkalimonas amylolytica gen. nov., sp. nov., and Alkalimonas delamerensis gen. nov., sp. nov., novel alkaliphilic bacteria from soda lakes in China and East Africa. Extremophiles, 2004, 8, 193-200.
Validation List no. 114 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Note: The culture collection accession number DSM 18337 has been provided on request for validation. In the effective publication, the strain CGMCC 1.3430 is cited as AS 1.3430.
Reference: LISTS EDITOR, IJSEM: Validation List no. 114 (footnote ‡). Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 433-434.
Validation List no. 114 in IJSEM Online
Alkalimonas collagenimarina Kurata et al. 2007, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) AC40 = JCM 14267 = NCIMB 14266.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB270706.
Etymology: N.L. n. collagenum, collagen; L. adj. marinus -a -um, of the sea, marine; N.L. fem. adj. collagenimarina, collagenolytic bacterium isolated from the sea.
Valid publication: KURATA (A.), MIYAZAKI (M.), KOBAYASHI (T.), NOGI (Y.) and HORIKOSHI (K.): Alkalimonas collagenimarina sp. nov., a psychrotolerant, obligate alkaliphile isolated from deep-sea sediment. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 1549-1553.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Alkalimonas delamerensis Ma et al. 2007, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) 1E1 = CGMCC 1.6297 = DSM 18314.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: X92130.
Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. delamerensis, pertaining to Delamere estates, which include Lake Elmenteita (the source of the type strain), Kenya.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 114. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 433-434.
Effective publication: MA (Y.), XUE (Y.), GRANT (W.D.), COLLINS (N.C.), DUCKWORTH (A.W.), VAN STEENBERGEN (R.P.) and JONES (B.E.): Alkalimonas amylolytica gen. nov., sp. nov., and Alkalimonas delamerensis gen. nov., sp. nov., novel alkaliphilic bacteria from soda lakes in China and East Africa. Extremophiles, 2004, 8, 193-200.
Validation List no. 114 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Note: The culture collection accession numbers CGMCC 1.6297 and DSM 18314 have been provided on request for validation.
Reference: LISTS EDITOR, IJSEM: Validation List no. 114 (footnote §). Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 433-434.
Validation List no. 114 in IJSEM Online