Genus Carnimonas
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: 1
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).
Carnimonas Garriga et al. 1998, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Carnimonas nigrificans Garriga et al. 1998.
Etymology: L. n. caro carnis, flesh, meat; L. fem. n. monas, a unit, monad; N.L. fem. n. Carnimonas, a monad of meat.
Valid publication: GARRIGA (M.), EHRMANN (M.A.), ARNAU (J.), HUGAS (M.) and VOGEL (R.F.): Carnimonas nigrificans gen. nov., sp. nov., a bacterial causative agent for black spot formation on cured meat products. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1998, 48, 677-686.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Carnimonas nigrificans Garriga et al. 1998, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) CTCBS1 = ATCC BAA-78 = CECT 4437 = CIP 105703.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: Y13299.
Etymology: L. part. adj. nigrificans, making black.
Valid publication: GARRIGA (M.), EHRMANN (M.A.), ARNAU (J.), HUGAS (M.) and VOGEL (R.F.): Carnimonas nigrificans gen. nov., sp. nov., a bacterial causative agent for black spot formation on cured meat products. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1998, 48, 677-686.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Note: The strain CECT 4437 is a patented strain.
Reference: CECT Website.