Genus Aminobacter
Warning: In the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature, an arrow (→) only indicates the sequence of valid publication of names and does not mean that the last name in the sequence must be used (see: Introduction).
Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 6
Number of subspecies, including synonyms, cited in this file: 0
Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").
For a detailed description of this taxon see Bergey’s Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria (BMSAB).
Aminobacter Urakami et al. 1992, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Aminobacter aminovorans (den Dooren de Jong 1926) Urakami et al. 1992.
Etymology: N.L. n. aminum, amine; N.L. masc. n. bacter, rod, staff; N.L. masc. n. Aminobacter, amine rod.
Valid publication: URAKAMI (T.), ARAKI (H.), OYANAGI (H.), SUZUKI (K.I.) and KOMAGATA (K.): Transfer of Pseudomonas aminovorans (den Dooren de Jong 1926) to Aminobacter gen. nov. as Aminobacter aminovorans comb. nov. and description of Aminobacter aganoensis sp. nov. and Aminobacter niigataensis sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1992, 42, 84-92.
Original article in IJSEM Online
→ Aminobacter Urakami et al. 1992 emend. Kämpfer et al. 2002.
Reference: KÄMPFER (P.), NEEF (A.), SALKINOJA-SALONEN (M.S.) and BUSSE (H.J.): Chelatobacter heintzii (Auling et al. 1993) is a later subjective synonym of Aminobacter aminovorans (Urakami et al. 1992). Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2002, 52, 835-839.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Note: According to Kämpfer et al. 2002, Aminobacter Urakami et al. 1992 is an earlier heterotypic synonym of ¤ Chelatobacter Auling et al. 1993.
Reference: KÄMPFER (P.), NEEF (A.), SALKINOJA-SALONEN (M.S.) and BUSSE (H.J.): Chelatobacter heintzii (Auling et al. 1993) is a later subjective synonym of Aminobacter aminovorans (Urakami et al. 1992). Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2002, 52, 835-839.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Aminobacter aganoensis Urakami et al. 1992, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) TH-3 = ATCC 49933= DSM 7051 = JCM 7854.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AJ011760.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. aganoensis, pertaining to the Agano River, Niigata, Japan.
Valid publication: URAKAMI (T.), ARAKI (H.), OYANAGI (H.), SUZUKI (K.I.) and KOMAGATA (K.): Transfer of Pseudomonas aminovorans (den Dooren de Jong 1926) to Aminobacter gen. nov. as Aminobacter aminovorans comb. nov. and description of Aminobacter aganoensis sp. nov. and Aminobacter niigataensis sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1992, 42, 84-92.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Aminobacter aminovorans (den Dooren de Jong 1926) Urakami et al. 1992, comb. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) ATCC 23314= CCUG 2081 = CIP 106737 = DSM 7048 = JCM 7852 = LMG 2122 = NCCB 26039 = NCIB (now NCIMB) 9039 = NCTC 10684 = VKM B-2058.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AJ011759.
Basonym: ¤ Pseudomonas aminovorans den Dooren de Jong 1926 (Approved Lists 1980).
Etymology: N.L. n. aminum, amine; L. v. voro, to eat, to devour; N.L. part. adj. aminovorans, amine-devouring, digesting.
Valid publication: URAKAMI (T.), ARAKI (H.), OYANAGI (H.), SUZUKI (K.I.) and KOMAGATA (K.): Transfer of Pseudomonas aminovorans (den Dooren de Jong 1926) to Aminobacter gen. nov. as Aminobacter aminovorans comb. nov. and description of Aminobacter aganoensis sp. nov. and Aminobacter niigataensis sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1992, 42, 84-92.
Original article in IJSEM Online
→ Aminobacter aminovorans (den Dooren de Jong 1926) Urakami et al. 1992 emend. Kämpfer et al. 2002.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) ATCC 23314= CCUG 2081 = CIP 106737 = DSM 7048 = JCM 7852 = LMG 2122 = NCCB 26039 = NCIB (now NCIMB) 9039 = NCTC 10684 = VKM B-2058.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AJ011759.
Basonym: ¤ Pseudomonas aminovorans den Dooren de Jong 1926 (Approved Lists 1980).
Etymology: N.L. n. aminum, amine; L. v. voro, to eat, to devour; N.L. part. adj. aminovorans, amine-devouring, digesting.
Reference: KÄMPFER (P.), NEEF (A.), SALKINOJA-SALONEN (M.S.) and BUSSE (H.J.): Chelatobacter heintzii (Auling et al. 1993) is a later subjective synonym of Aminobacter aminovorans (Urakami et al. 1992). Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2002, 52, 835-839.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Note: According to Kämpfer et al. 2002, Aminobacter aminovorans (den Dooren de Jong 1926) Urakami et al. 1992 is an earlier heterotypic synonym of ¤ Chelatobacter heintzii Auling et al. 1993.
Reference: KÄMPFER (P.), NEEF (A.), SALKINOJA-SALONEN (M.S.) and BUSSE (H.J.): Chelatobacter heintzii (Auling et al. 1993) is a later subjective synonym of Aminobacter aminovorans (Urakami et al. 1992). Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2002, 52, 835-839.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Aminobacter anthyllidis Maynaud et al. 2013, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) STM4645 = CFBP 7437 = LMG 26462.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: FR869633.
Etymology: L. n. anthyllis -idis, the name of a plant and also a scientific generic name (Anthyllis L.); L. gen. n. anthyllidis, of Anthyllis.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 151. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2013, 63, 1577-1580.
Effective publication: MAYNAUD (G.), WILLEMS (A.), SOUSSOU (S.), VIDAL (C.), MAURÉ (L.), MOULIN (L.), CLEYET-MAREL (J.C.) and BRUNEL (B.): Molecular and phenotypic characterization of strains nodulating Anthyllis vulneraria in mine tailings, and proposal of Aminobacter anthyllidis sp. nov., the first definition of Aminobacter as legume-nodulating bacteria. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 2012, 35, 65-72.
Validation List no. 151 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Note: In the effective publication, the type strains LMG 26462 and CFBP 7437 are erroneously cited as LMG26462 and CFBP7437, respectively.
Reference: ASSOCIATE EDITOR, IJSEM: Validation List no. 151 (footnote §). Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2013, 63, 1577-1580.
Validation List no. 151 in IJSEM Online
Aminobacter ciceronei McDonald et al. 2005, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) IMB-1 = ATCC 202197= CCUG 50580 = CIP 108660 = JCM 21751.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AF034798.
Etymology: N.L. gen. n. ciceronei, of Cicerone, named after Professor Ralph Cicerone, an American atmospheric chemist who has made many seminal contributions to our understanding of the chemistry of atmospheric trace gases, with particular reference to his work on the biogeochemistry of methyl halides.
Valid publication: McDONALD (I.R.), KÄMPFER (P.), TOPP (E.), WARNER (K.L.), COX (M.J.), CONNELL HANCOCK (T.L.), MILLER (L.G.), LARKIN (M.J.), DUCROCQ (V.), COULTER (C.), HARPER (D.B.), MURRELL (J.C.) and OREMLAND (R.S.): Aminobacter ciceronei sp. nov. and Aminobacter lissarensis sp. nov., isolated from various terrestrial environments. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2005, 55, 1827-1832.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Aminobacter lissarensis McDonald et al. 2005, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) CC495 = CCUG 50579 = CIP 108661 = NCIMB 13789.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AF107722.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. lissarensis, pertaining to Lissara House in Northern Ireland, where the type strain was isolated.
Valid publication: McDONALD (I.R.), KÄMPFER (P.), TOPP (E.), WARNER (K.L.), COX (M.J.), CONNELL HANCOCK (T.L.), MILLER (L.G.), LARKIN (M.J.), DUCROCQ (V.), COULTER (C.), HARPER (D.B.), MURRELL (J.C.) and OREMLAND (R.S.): Aminobacter ciceronei sp. nov. and Aminobacter lissarensis sp. nov., isolated from various terrestrial environments. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2005, 55, 1827-1832.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Note: In the paper by McDonald et al. 2005, the type strain NCIMB 13789 is erroneously cited as NCIMB 13798.
Aminobacter niigataensis Urakami et al. 1992, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) DM-81 = ATCC 49932= CCUG 48820 = DSM 7050 = JCM 7853.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AJ011761.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. niigataensis, pertaining to the Niigata region of Japan.
Valid publication: URAKAMI (T.), ARAKI (H.), OYANAGI (H.), SUZUKI (K.I.) and KOMAGATA (K.): Transfer of Pseudomonas aminovorans (den Dooren de Jong 1926) to Aminobacter gen. nov. as Aminobacter aminovorans comb. nov. and description of Aminobacter aganoensis sp. nov. and Aminobacter niigataensis sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1992, 42, 84-92.
Original article in IJSEM Online