Genus Caldimonas
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: 2
Number of subspecies, including synonyms, cited in this file: 0
Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").
Caldimonas Takeda et al. 2002, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Caldimonas manganoxidans Takeda et al. 2002.
Etymology: L. adj. caldus, hot; L. fem. n. monas, unit, monad; N.L. fem. n. Caldimonas hot (heat-loving) monad.
Valid publication: TAKEDA (M.), KAMAGATA (Y.), GHIORSE (W.C.), HANADA (S.) and KOIZUMI (J.): Caldimonas manganoxidans gen. nov., sp. nov., a poly(3-hydroxybutyrate)-degrading, manganese-oxidizing thermophile. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2002, 52, 895-900.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Caldimonas manganoxidans Takeda et al. 2002, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) HS = ATCC BAA-369 = IFO (now NBRC) 16448 = JCM 10698.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB008801.
Etymology: N.L. n. manganum, manganese; N.L. v. oxido (from Gr. adj. oxus, acid or sour and in combined words indicating oxygen), to oxidize; N.L. part. adj. manganoxidans, manganese-oxidizing.
Valid publication: TAKEDA (M.), KAMAGATA (Y.), GHIORSE (W.C.), HANADA (S.) and KOIZUMI (J.): Caldimonas manganoxidans gen. nov., sp. nov., a poly(3-hydroxybutyrate)-degrading, manganese-oxidizing thermophile. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2002, 52, 895-900.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Caldimonas taiwanensis Chen et al. 2005, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) On1 = BCRC 17405 = LMG 22827.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AY845052.
Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. taiwanensis, pertaining to Taiwan, where the type strain was isolated.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 105. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2005, 55, 1743-1745.
Effective publication: CHEN (W.M.), CHANG (J.S.), CHIU (C.H.), CHANG (S.C.), CHEN (W.C.) and JIANG (C.M.): Caldimonas taiwanensis sp. nov., a amylase producing bacterium isolated from a hot spring. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 2005, 28, 415-420.
Validation List no. 105 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online