Genus Aurantimonas
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: 7
Number of subspecies, including synonyms, cited in this file: 0
Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").
Aurantimonas Denner et al. 2003, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Aurantimonas coralicida Denner et al. 2003.
Etymology: N.L. adj. aurantus, orange-coloured; Gr. fem. n. monas, a unit; N.L. fem. n. Aurantimonas, orange-coloured unicellular organism.
Valid publication: DENNER (E.B.M.), SMITH (G.W.), BUSSE (H.J.), SCHUMANN (P.), NARZT (T.), POLSON (S.W.), LUBITZ (W.) and RICHARDSON (L.L.): Aurantimonas coralicida gen. nov., sp. nov., the causative agent of white plague type II on Caribbean scleractinian corals. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2003, 53, 1115-1122.
Original article in IJSEM Online
→ Aurantimonas Denner et al. 2003 emend. Rathsack et al. 2011.
Reference: RATHSACK (K.), REITNER (J.), STACKEBRANDT (E.) and TINDALL (B.J.): Reclassification of Aurantimonas altamirensis (Jurado et al. 2006), Aurantimonas ureilytica (Weon et al. 2007) and Aurantimonas frigidaquae (Kim et al. 2008) as members of a new genus, Aureimonas gen. nov., as Aureimonas altamirensis gen. nov., comb. nov., Aureimonas ureilytica comb. nov. and Aureimonas frigidaquae comb. nov., and emended descriptions of the genera Aurantimonas and Fulvimarina. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2011, 61, 2722-2728.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Aurantimonas aggregata Li et al. 2017, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) R14M6=GDMCC 1.1202=KCTC 52919.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KY984095.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. aggregata, joined together, referring to the frequent formation of cell aggregates.
Source: Environmental - marine.
Valid publication: LI, A. Z., LIN, L. Z., ZHANG, M. X. and ZHU, H. H. 2017. Aurantimonas aggregata sp. nov., isolated from deep-sea sediment. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 67, 5056-5061.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Aurantimonas altamirensis Jurado et al. 2006, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) S21B = CECT 7138 = CIP 109525 = DSM 21988 = KCTC 22106 = LMG 23375.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: DQ372921.
Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. altamirensis, referring to Altamira Cave (Cantabria, Spain), where the type strain was isolated.
Valid publication: JURADO (V.), GONZALEZ (J.M.), LAIZ (L.) and SAIZ-JIMENEZ (C.): Aurantimonas altamirensis sp. nov., a member of the order Rhizobiales isolated from Altamira Cave. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 2583-2585.
Original article in IJSEM Online
→ ¤ Aureimonas altamirensis (Jurado et al. 2006) Rathsack et al. 2011, comb. nov.
Aurantimonas coralicida Denner et al. 2003, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) WP1 = CCUG 53900 = CIP 107386 = DSM 14790.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AJ786361.
Etymology: L. n. coralium, (red) coral; L. suffix -cida, murderer, killer; N.L. n. coralicida, coral-killer.
Valid publication: DENNER (E.B.M.), SMITH (G.W.), BUSSE (H.J.), SCHUMANN (P.), NARZT (T.), POLSON (S.W.), LUBITZ (W.) and RICHARDSON (L.L.): Aurantimonas coralicida gen. nov., sp. nov., the causative agent of white plague type II on Caribbean scleractinian corals. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2003, 53, 1115-1122.
Original article in IJSEM Online
→ Aurantimonas coralicida Denner et al. 2003 emend. Rathsack et al. 2011.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) WP1 = CCUG 53900 = CIP 107386 = DSM 14790.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AJ786361.
Etymology: L. n. coralium, (red) coral; L. suffix -cida, murderer, killer; N.L. n. coralicida, coral-killer.
Reference: RATHSACK (K.), REITNER (J.), STACKEBRANDT (E.) and TINDALL (B.J.): Reclassification of Aurantimonas altamirensis (Jurado et al. 2006), Aurantimonas ureilytica (Weon et al. 2007) and Aurantimonas frigidaquae (Kim et al. 2008) as members of a new genus, Aureimonas gen. nov., as Aureimonas altamirensis gen. nov., comb. nov., Aureimonas ureilytica comb. nov. and Aureimonas frigidaquae comb. nov., and emended descriptions of the genera Aurantimonas and Fulvimarina. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2011, 61, 2722-2728.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Aurantimonas endophytica Liu et al. 2016, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) EGI 6500337=KCTC 52296=CPCC 100904.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KM114215.
Whole-genome sequence accession no. for the type strain: .
Etymology: Gr. pref. endo, within; Gr. n. phyton, plant; L. fem. suff. -ica, adjectival suff. used with the sense of belonging to; N.L. fem. adj. endophytica, within plant, endophytic, pertaining to the original isolation from plant tissues.
Source: Plant.
Valid publication: LIU, B. B., WANG, H. F., LI, Q. L., ZHOU, X. K., ZHANG, Y. G., XIAO, M., LI, Q. Q., ZHANG, W. and LI, W. J. 2016. Aurantimonas endophytica sp. nov., a novel endophytic bacterium isolated from roots of Anabasis elatior (C. A. Mey.) Schischk. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 66, 4112-4117.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Aurantimonas frigidaquae Kim et al. 2008, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) CW5 = DSM 21987 = JCM 14755 = KCTC 12893.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: EF373540.
Etymology: L. adj. frigidus, cold; L. fem. n. aqua, water; N.L. gen. n. frigidaquae, from/of cold water, because the type strain was isolated from a water-cooling system.
Valid publication: KIM (M.S.), HOA (K.T.Q.), BAIK (K.S.), PARK (S.C.) and SEONG (C.N.): Aurantimonas frigidaquae sp. nov., isolated from a water-cooling system. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 1142-1146.
Original article in IJSEM Online
→ ¤ Aureimonas frigidaquae (Kim et al. 2008) Rathsack et al. 2011, comb. nov.
Aurantimonas manganoxydans Anderson et al. 2011, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) SI85-9A1 = ATCC BAA-1229 = DSM 21871.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: U53824.
Etymology: N.L. n. manganum, manganese; N.L. part. adj. oxydans, oxidizing; N.L. part. adj. manganoxydans, oxidizing manganese coumpounds.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 140. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2011, 61, 1499-1501.
Effective publication: ANDERSON (C.R.), DICK (G.J.), CHU (M.L.), CHO (J.C.), DAVIS (R.E.), BRÄUER (S.L.) and TEBO (B.M.): Aurantimonas manganoxydans, sp. nov. and Aurantimonas litoralis, sp. nov.: Mn(II) oxidizing representatives of a globally distributed clade of alpha-Proteobacteria from the order Rhizobiales. Geomicrobiol. J., 2009, 26, 189-198.
Validation List no. 140 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Note: In the section giving the species description (protologue), the epithet is erroneously cited as manganoxidans.
Reference: ASSOCIATE EDITOR, IJSB: Validation List no. 140 (footnote ¶). Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2011, 61, 1499-1501.
Validation List no. 140 in IJSEM Online
Aurantimonas ureilytica Weon et al. 2007, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) 5715S-12 = CIP 109815 = DSM 18598 = KACC 11607.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: DQ883810.
Etymology: N.L. n. urea, urea; N.L. fem. adj. lytica (from Gr. fem. adj. lutikê), dissolving; N.L. fem. adj. ureilytica, urea-dissolving.
Valid publication: WEON (H.Y.), KIM (B.Y.), YOO (S.H.), JOA (J.H.), LEE (K.H.), ZHANG (Y.S.), KWON (S.W.) and KOO (B.S.): Aurantimonas ureilytica sp. nov., isolated from an air sample. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 1717-1720.
Original article in IJSEM Online
→ ¤ Aureimonas ureilytica (Weon et al. 2007) Rathsack et al. 2011, comb. nov.