Genus Armatimonas
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 1
Number of subspecies, including synonyms, cited in this file: 0
Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").
Armatimonas Tamaki et al. 2011, gen. nov. (Type genus of the order ¤ Armatimonadales Tamaki et al. 2011; type genus of the family ¤ Armatimonadaceae Tamaki et al. 2011).
Type species: ¤ Armatimonas rosea Tamaki et al. 2011.
Etymology: L. adj. armatus, armoured or armour-clad; L. fem. n. monas, a unit; N.L. fem. n. Armatimonas, an armour-clad unit, referring to the hard colonies.
Valid publication: TAMAKI (H.), TANAKA (Y.), MATSUZAWA (H.), MURAMATSU (M.), MENG (X.Y.), HANADA (S.), MORI (K.) and KAMAGATA (Y.): Armatimonas rosea gen. nov., sp. nov., of a novel bacterial phylum, Armatimonadetes phyl. nov., formally called the candidate phylum OP10. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2011, 61, 1442-1447.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Armatimonas rosea Tamaki et al. 2011, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) YO-36 = DSM 23562 = NBRC 105658.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB529679.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. rosea, rose-coloured or rosy, referring to the pinkish colour of the colonies.
Valid publication: TAMAKI (H.), TANAKA (Y.), MATSUZAWA (H.), MURAMATSU (M.), MENG (X.Y.), HANADA (S.), MORI (K.) and KAMAGATA (Y.): Armatimonas rosea gen. nov., sp. nov., of a novel bacterial phylum, Armatimonadetes phyl. nov., formally called the candidate phylum OP10. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2011, 61, 1442-1447.
Original article in IJSEM Online