Genus Comamonas
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 23
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).
Comamonas (ex Davis and Park 1962) De Vos et al. 1985, gen. nov., nom. rev. (Type genus of the family ¤ Comamonadaceae Willems et al. 1991).
Type species: ¤ Comamonas terrigena (ex Hugh 1962) De Vos et al. 1985.
Synonym: "Comamonas" Davis and Park 1962.
Etymology: L. n. coma, the hair of the head, hair; L. fem. n. monas, a unit, monad; N.L. fem. n. Comamonas, cell with a polar tuft of flagella.
Valid publication: DE VOS (P.), KERSTERS (K.), FALSEN (E.), POT (B.), GILLIS (M.), SEGERS (P.) and DE LEY (J.): Comamonas Davis and Park 1962, gen. nov., nom. rev. emend., and Comamonas terrigena Hugh 1962, sp. nov., nom. rev. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1985, 35, 443-453.
Original article in IJSEM Online
→ Comamonas (ex Davis and Park 1962) De Vos et al. 1985 emend. Tamaoka et al. 1987.
Reference: TAMAOKA (J.), HA (D.M.) and KOMAGATA (K.): Reclassification of Pseudomonas acidovorans den Dooren de Jong 1926 and Pseudomonas testosteroni Marcus and Talalay 1956 as Comamonas acidovorans comb. nov. and Comamonas testosteroni comb. nov., with an emended description of the genus Comamonas. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1987, 37, 52-59.
Original article in IJSEM Online
→ Comamonas (ex Davis and Park 1962) De Vos et al. 1985 emend. Willems et al. 1991.
Reference: WILLEMS (A.), POT (B.), FALSEN (E.), VANDAMME (P.), GILLIS (M.), KERSTERS (K.) and DE LEY (J.): Polyphasic taxonomic study of the emended genus Comamonas: relationship to Aquaspirillum aquaticum, E. Falsen group 10, and other clinical isolates. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1991, 41, 427-444.
Original article in IJSEM Online
→ Comamonas (ex Davis and Park 1962) De Vos et al. 1985 emend. Zhang et al. 2013.
Reference: ZHANG (J.), WANG (Y.), ZHOU (S.), WU (C.), HE (J.) and LI (F.): Comamonas guangdongensis sp. nov., isolated from subterranean forest sediment, and emended description of the genus Comamonas. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2013, 63, 809-814.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Note: In the paper by Zhang et al. 2013, "Emended description of the genus Comamonas Tamaoka et al. 1987" should be read "Emended description of the genus Comamonas (ex Davis and Park 1962) De Vos et al. 1985 emend. Tamaoka et al. 1987".
Comamonas acidovorans (den Dooren de Jong 1926) Tamaoka et al. 1987, comb. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) KS 0057 = Stanier 14 = den Dooren de Jong 7 = ACM 489 = ATCC 15668= CCUG 12692 = CCUG 14481 = CFBP 2444 = CIP 103021 = DSM 39 = IAM 12409 = IFO (now NBRC) 14950 = JCM 5833 = JCM 6203 = LMG 1226 = LMG 6031 = NCCB 26037 = NCIB (now NCIMB) 9681 = NCTC 10683.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB021417.
Basonym: ¤ Pseudomonas acidovorans den Dooren de Jong 1926 (Approved Lists 1980).
Other synonyms: "Pseudomonas indoloxidans" Gray 1928, "Pseudomonas desmolytica" Gray and Thornton 1928.
Etymology: N.L. neut. n. acidum (from L. adj. acidus -a -um, sour), an acid; L. v. voro, to eat, to devour; N..L. part. adj. acidovorans, acid devouring.
Valid publication: TAMAOKA (J.), HA (D.M.) and KOMAGATA (K.): Reclassification of Pseudomonas acidovorans den Dooren de Jong 1926 and Pseudomonas testosteroni Marcus and Talalay 1956 as Comamonas acidovorans comb. nov. and Comamonas testosteroni comb. nov., with an emended description of the genus Comamonas. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1987, 37, 52-59.
Original article in IJSEM Online
→ Comamonas acidovorans (den Dooren de Jong 1926) Tamaoka et al. 1987 emend. Willems et al. 1991.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) KS 0057 = Stanier 14 = den Dooren de Jong 7 = ACM 489 = ATCC 15668= CCUG 12692 = CFBP 2444 = CIP 103021 = DSM 39 = IAM 12409 = IFO (now NBRC) 14950 = JCM 5833 = JCM 6203 = LMG 1226 = LMG 6031 = NCCB 26037 = NCIB (now NCIMB) 9681 = NCTC 10683.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB021417.
Basonym: ¤ Pseudomonas acidovorans den Dooren de Jong 1926 (Approved Lists 1980).
Other synonyms: "Pseudomonas indoloxidans" Gray 1928, "Pseudomonas desmolytica" Gray and Thornton 1928.
Etymology: N.L. neut. n. acidum (from L. adj. acidus -a -um, sour), an acid; L. v. voro, to eat, to devour; N..L. part. adj. acidovorans, acid devouring.
Reference: WILLEMS (A.), POT (B.), FALSEN (E.), VANDAMME (P.), GILLIS (M.), KERSTERS (K.) and DE LEY (J.): Polyphasic taxonomic study of the emended genus Comamonas: relationship to Aquaspirillum aquaticum, E. Falsen group 10, and other clinical isolates. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1991, 41, 427-444.
Original article in IJSEM Online
→ ¤ Delftia acidovorans (den Dooren de Jong 1926) Wen et al. 1999, comb. nov.
Comamonas aquatica (Hylemon et al. 1973) Wauters et al. 2003, comb. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) ATCC 11330= CCUG 15845 = CCUG 17395 = LMG 2370.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AJ430344.
Basonym: ¤ Aquaspirillum aquaticum Hylemon et al. 1973 (Approved Lists 1980).
Etymology: L. fem. adj. aquatica, living, growing, or found in or by the water, aquatic.
Valid publication: WAUTERS (G.), DE BAERE (T.), WILLEMS (A.), FALSEN (E.) and VANEECHOUTTE (M.): Description of Comamonas aquatica comb. nov. and Comamonas kerstersii sp. nov. for two subgroups of Comamonas terrigena and emended description of Comamonas terrigena. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2003, 53, 859-862.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Note: Comamonas aquatica (Hylemon et al. 1973) Wauters et al. 2003 was previously known as Comamonas terrigena DNA group 2 which contains former ¤ Aquaspirillum aquaticum Hylemon et al. 1973 (Approved Lists 1980)]. See, ¤ Comamonas terrigena (ex Hugh 1962) De Vos et al. 1985 emend. Wauters et al. 2003.
Comamonas aquatilis Kämpfer et al. 2018, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) SB30-Chr27-3=CIP 111491=CCM 8815.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KU355878.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. aquatilis, living in water.
Source: Environmental - freshwater.
Valid publication: KÄMPFER, P., BUSSE, H. J., BAARS, S., WILHARM, G. and GLAESER, S. P. 2018. Comamonas aquatilis sp. nov., isolated from a garden pond. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 68, 1210-1214.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Comamonas badia Tago and Yokota 2005, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) 12 = IAM 14839 = JCM 21345 = KCTC 12244.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB164432.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. badia, brown, chestnutcolored, reddish brown.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 103. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2005, 55, 983-985.
Effective publication: TAGO (Y.) and YOKOTA (A.): Comamonas badia sp. nov., a floc-forming bacterium isolated from activated sludge. J. Gen. Appl. Microbiol., 2004, 50, 243-248.
Validation List no. 103 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Comamonas composti Young et al. 2008, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) YY287 = BCRC 17659 = LMG 24008.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: EF015884.
Etymology: N.L. gen. n. composti, of compost.
Valid publication: YOUNG (C.C.), CHOU (J.H.), ARUN (A.B.), YEN (W.S.), SHEU (S.Y.), SHEN (F.T.), LAI (W.A.), REKHA (P.D.) and CHEN (W.M.): Comamonas composti sp. nov., isolated from food waste compost. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 251-256.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Comamonas denitrificans Gumaelius et al. 2001, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) 123 = CCUG 44425 = ATCC 700936.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AF233877.
Etymology: N.L. part. adj. denitrificans, denitrifying.
Valid publication: GUMAELIUS (L.), MAGNUSSON (G.), PETTERSSON (B.) and DALHAMMAR (G.): Comamonas denitrificans sp. nov., an efficient denitrifying bacterium isolated from activated sludge. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2001, 51, 999-1006.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Note: According to Rules 27(3) and 30, this name is not validly published because the effective publication only documents deposit of the type strain in a single recognized culture collection. However, according to the Judicial Opinion 81, Comamonas denitrificans Gumaelius et al. 2001 is to be considered to be validly published.
References:
1 EUZÉBY (J.P.) and TINDALL (B.J.): Status of strains that contravene Rules 27(3) and 30 of the Bacteriological Code. Request for an Opinion. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2004, 54, 293-301.
Original article in IJSEM Online
2 JUDICIAL COMMISSION OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE ON SYSTEMATICS OF PROKARYOTES: Status of strains that contravene Rules 27 (3) and 30 of the International Code of Nomenclature of Bacteria. Opinion 81. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 1755-1763.
Opinion 81 in IJSEM Online
Comamonas granuli Kim et al. 2011, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) Ko03 = KCTC 12199 = NBRC 101663.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB187586.
Etymology: L. gen. n. granuli, of a small grain, from which the type strain was isolated.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 142. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2011, 61, 2563-2565.
Effective publication: KIM (K.H.), TEN (L.N.), LIU (Q.M.), IM (W.T.) and LEE (S.T.): Comamonas granuli sp. nov., isolated from granules used in a wastewater treatment plant. J. Microbiol., 2008, 46, 390-395.
Validation List no. 142 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Comamonas guangdongensis Zhang et al. 2013, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) CY01 = CCTCC AB 2011133 = KACC 16241.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: EU515237.
Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. guangdongensis, of or pertaining to Guangdong, a province in south-east China, where the type strain was isolated.
Valid publication: ZHANG (J.), WANG (Y.), ZHOU (S.), WU (C.), HE (J.) and LI (F.): Comamonas guangdongensis sp. nov., isolated from subterranean forest sediment, and emended description of the genus Comamonas. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2013, 63, 809-814.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Comamonas jiangduensis Sun et al. 2013, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) YW1 = CCTCC AB 2012033 = KACC 16697.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: JQ941713.
Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. jiangduensis, of or pertaining to Jiangdu, the city where the type strain was isolated.
Valid publication: SUN (L.N.), ZHANG (J.), CHEN (Q.), HE (J.), LI (Q.F.) and LI (S.P.): Comamonas jiangduensis sp. nov., a biosurfactant-producing bacterium isolated from agricultural soil. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2013, 63, 2168-2173.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Comamonas kerstersii Wauters et al. 2003, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) AF61 = CCUG 15333 = LMG 3475.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AJ430347.
Etymology: N.L. masc. gen. n. kerstersii, of Kersters, in honour of Karel Kersters, a Belgian microbiologist, for his contribution to bacterial taxonomy.
Valid publication: WAUTERS (G.), DE BAERE (T.), WILLEMS (A.), FALSEN (E.) and VANEECHOUTTE (M.): Description of Comamonas aquatica comb. nov. and Comamonas kerstersii sp. nov. for two subgroups of Comamonas terrigena and emended description of Comamonas terrigena. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2003, 53, 859-862.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Note: Comamonas kerstersii Wauters et al. 2003 was previously known as Comamonas terrigena DNA group 3. See, ¤ Comamonas terrigena (ex Hugh 1962) De Vos et al. 1985 emend. Wauters et al. 2003.
Comamonas koreensis Chang et al. 2002, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) YH12 = CIP 108012 = KCTC 12005 = IMSNU 11158.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AF275377.
Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. koreensis, pertaining to Korea, the geographical origin of isolation.
Valid publication: CHANG (Y.H.), HAN (J.), CHUN (J.), LEE (K.C.), RHEE (M.S.), KIM (Y.B.) and BAE (K.S.): Comamonas koreensis sp. nov., a non-motile species from wetland in Woopo, Korea. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2002, 52, 377-381.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Note: According to Rules 27(3) and 30, this name is not validly published, because the original publication makes reference to the deposit of the type strain in a single recognized culture collection. However, according to the Judicial Opinion 81, Comamonas koreensis Chang et al. 2002 is considered to be validly published, since deposit in a second culture collection in a different country has been documented.
References:
1 EUZÉBY (J.P.) and TINDALL (B.J.): Status of strains that contravene Rules 27(3) and 30 of the Bacteriological Code. Request for an Opinion. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2004, 54, 293-301.
Original article in IJSEM Online
2 JUDICIAL COMMISSION OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE ON SYSTEMATICS OF PROKARYOTES: Status of strains that contravene Rules 27 (3) and 30 of the International Code of Nomenclature of Bacteria. Opinion 81. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 1755-1763.
Opinion 81 in IJSEM Online
Comamonas nitrativorans Etchebehere et al. 2001, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) 23310 = CCT 7062 = CCUG 45781 = CIP 107121 = DSM 13191 = NCCB 100007.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AJ251577.
Etymology: N.L. n.nitras -atis, nitrate; L. part. adj. vorans, devouring, eating; N.L. part. adj. nitrativorans, nitrate-consuming.
Valid publication: ETCHEBEHERE (C.), ERRAZQUIN (M.I.), DABERT (P.), MOLETTA (R.) and MUXI (L.): Comamonas nitrativorans sp. nov., a novel denitrifier isolated from a denitrifying reactor treating landfill leachate. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2001, 51, 977-983.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Comamonas odontotermitis Chou et al. 2007, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) Dant 3-8 = BCRC 17576 = LMG 23579.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: DQ453128.
Etymology: N.L. n. Odontotermes, the scientific name of a genus of termite; N.L. gen. n. odontotermitis, of a termite of the genus Odontotermes, referring to the isolation of the type strain from the termite Odontotermes formosanus.
Valid publication: CHOU (J.H.), SHEU (S.Y.), LIN (K.Y.), CHEN (W.M.), ARUN (A.B.) and YOUNG (C.C.): Comamonas odontotermitis sp. nov., isolated from the gut of the termite Odontotermes formosanus. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 887-891.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Comamonas phosphati Xie et al. 2016, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) WYH 22-41=CGMCC 1.12294=DSM 26017.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: JQ246447.
Etymology: N.L. gen. n. phosphati, pertaining to phosphate, referring to the isolation of the type strain from a phosphate mine.
Source: Environmental.
Valid publication: XIE, F., MA, H., QUAN, S., LIU, D. and CHEN, G. 2016. Comamonas phosphati sp. nov., isolated from a phosphate mine. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 66, 456-461.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Comamonas piscis Kang et al. 2016, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) CN1=KACC 18403=JCM 30718.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KM263565.
Whole-genome sequence accession no. for the type strain: -.
Etymology: L. gen. masc. n. piscis, of a fish, isolated from the intestinal tract of a Korean rockfish, Sebastes schlegelii.
Source: Animal.
Valid publication: KANG, W., KIM, P. S., HYUN, D. W., LEE, J. Y., KIM, H. S., OH, S. J., SHIN, N. R. and BAE, J. W. 2016. Comamonas piscis sp. nov., isolated from the intestine of a Korean rockfish, Sebastes schlegelii. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 66, 780-785.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Comamonas sediminis Subhash et al. 2016, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) S3=KEMB 563–466=JCM 31169.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: LT009500.
Whole-genome sequence accession no. for the type strain: -.
Etymology: L. gen. n. sediminis, of a sediment.
Source: Environmental - marine.
Valid publication: SUBHASH, Y., BANG, J. J., YOU, T. H. and LEE, S. S. 2016. Description of Comamonas sediminis sp. nov., isolated from lagoon sediments. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 66, 2735-2739.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Comamonas serinivorans Zhu et al. 2014, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) SP-35=DSM 26136=JCM 18194.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: JN604116.
Etymology: N.L. neut. n. serinum, serine; L. part. adj. vorans, devouring; N.L. part. adj. serinivorans, devouring serine.
Source: Plant.
Valid publication: ZHU, D., XIE, C., HUANG, Y., SUN, J. and ZHANG, W. 2014. Description of Comamonas serinivorans sp. nov., isolated from wheat straw compost. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 64, 4141-4146.
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Comamonas terrae Chitpirom et al. 2012, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) A3-3 = NBRC 106524 = TISTR 1906.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: GQ497244.
Etymology: L. gen. n. terrae, of the earth.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 148. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2012, 62, 2549-2554.
Effective publication: CHITPIROM (K.), TANASUPAWAT (S.), AKARACHARANYA (A.), LEEPEPATPIBOON (N.), PRANGE (A.), KIM (K.W.), CHUL LEE (K.) and LEE (J.S.): Comamonas terrae sp. nov., an arsenite-oxidizing bacterium isolated from agricultural soil in Thailand. J. Gen. Appl. Microbiol., 2012, 58, 245-251.
Validation List no. 148 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Comamonas terrigena (ex Hugh 1962) De Vos et al. 1985, sp. nov., nom. rev. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) Hugh 247 = Véron 31 = ATCC 8461= CCUG 2185 = CCUG 15327 = CIP 63.44 = DSM 7099 = IFO (now NBRC) 12685 = IFO (now NBRC) 13299 = JCM 6230 = LMG 1253 = LMG 5929 = NCCB 89134 = NCIB (now NCIMB) 8193 = NCTC 1937 = NRRL B-781 = NRRL B-1055.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AF078772.
Synonym: "Comamonas terrigena" Hugh 1962.
Etymology: L. n. terrigena, earth-born.
Valid publication: DE VOS (P.), KERSTERS (K.), FALSEN (E.), POT (B.), GILLIS (M.), SEGERS (P.) and DE LEY (J.): Comamonas Davis and Park 1962, gen. nov., nom. rev. emend., and Comamonas terrigena Hugh 1962, sp. nov., nom. rev. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1985, 35, 443-453.
Original article in IJSEM Online
→ Comamonas terrigena (ex Hugh 1962) De Vos et al. 1985 emend. Willems et al. 1991.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) Hugh 247 = Véron 31 = ATCC 8461= CCUG 2185 = CCUG 15327 = CIP 63.44 = DSM 7099 = IFO (now NBRC) 12685 = IFO (now NBRC) 13299 = JCM 6230 = LMG 1253 = LMG 5929 = NCCB 89134 = NCIB (now NCIMB) 8193 = NCTC 1937 = NRRL B-781 = NRRL B-1055.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AF078772.
Synonym: "Comamonas terrigena" Hugh 1962.
Etymology: L. n. terrigena, earth-born.
Reference: WILLEMS (A.), POT (B.), FALSEN (E.), VANDAMME (P.), GILLIS (M.), KERSTERS (K.) and DE LEY (J.): Polyphasic taxonomic study of the emended genus Comamonas: relationship to Aquaspirillum aquaticum, E. Falsen group 10, and other clinical isolates. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1991, 41, 427-444.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Note: According to Willems et al. 1991, Comamonas terrigena (ex Hugh 1962) De Vos et al. 1985 emend. Willems et al. 1991 is an earlier heterotypic synonym of ¤ Aquaspirillum aquaticum Hylemon et al. 1973 (Approved Lists 1980).
Reference: WILLEMS (A.), POT (B.), FALSEN (E.), VANDAMME (P.), GILLIS (M.), KERSTERS (K.) and DE LEY (J.): Polyphasic taxonomic study of the emended genus Comamonas: relationship to Aquaspirillum aquaticum, E. Falsen group 10, and other clinical isolates. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1991, 41, 427-444.
Original article in IJSEM Online
→ Comamonas terrigena (ex Hugh 1962) De Vos et al. 1985 emend. Wauters et al. 2003.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) Hugh 247 = Véron 31 = ATCC 8461= CCUG 2185 = CCUG 15327 = CIP 63.44 = DSM 7099 = IFO (now NBRC) 12685 = IFO (now NBRC) 13299 = JCM 6230 = LMG 1253 = LMG 5929 = NCCB 89134 = NCIB (now NCIMB) 8193 = NCTC 1937 = NRRL B-781 = NRRL B-1055.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AF078772.
Synonym: "Comamonas terrigena" Hugh 1962.
Etymology: L. n. terrigena, earth-born.
Reference: WAUTERS (G.), DE BAERE (T.), WILLEMS (A.), FALSEN (E.) and VANEECHOUTTE (M.): Description of Comamonas aquatica comb. nov. and Comamonas kerstersii sp. nov. for two subgroups of Comamonas terrigena and emended description of Comamonas terrigena. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2003, 53, 859-862.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Note: The species Comamonas terrigena (ex Hugh 1962) De Vos et al. 1985 encompasses three clusters on the basis of DNA-rRNA and DNA-DNA hybridization data, and of protein electrophoretic patterns and immunotyping. These three groups can also be differentiated phenotypically from each other. Consequently, Wauters et al. 2003 describe these three clusters as separate species and propose to rename Comamonas terrigena DNA group 2 [containing former ¤ Aquaspirillum aquaticum Hylemon et al. 1973 (Approved Lists 1980)] as ¤ Comamonas aquatica comb. nov., and Comamonas terrigena DNA group 3 as ¤ Comamonas kerstersii sp. nov.
Comamonas testosteroni (Marcus and Talalay 1956) Tamaoka et al. 1987, comb. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) KS 0043 = ATCC 11996= CCUG 1426 = CFBP 2436 = CIP 59.24 = DSM 50244 = HAMBI 403 = IAM 12419 = IFO (now NBRC) 14951 = JCM 5832 = JCM 6221 = LMG 1786 = LMG 1800 = NCAIM B.01655 = NCCB 86053 = NCIB (now NCIMB) 8955 = NCTC 10698 = NRRL B-2611 = VKM B-1241.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: M11224.
Basonym: ¤ Pseudomonas testosteroni Marcus and Talalay 1956 (Approved Lists 1980).
Etymology: N.L. gen. n. testosteroni, of testosterone, a chemical compound.
Valid publication: TAMAOKA (J.), HA (D.M.) and KOMAGATA (K.): Reclassification of Pseudomonas acidovorans den Dooren de Jong 1926 and Pseudomonas testosteroni Marcus and Talalay 1956 as Comamonas acidovorans comb. nov. and Comamonas testosteroni comb. nov., with an emended description of the genus Comamonas. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1987, 37, 52-59.
Original article in IJSEM Online
→ Comamonas testosteroni (Marcus and Talalay 1956) Tamaoka et al. 1987 emend. Willems et al. 1991.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) KS 0043 = ATCC 11996= CCUG 1426 = CFBP 2436 = CIP 59.24 = DSM 50244 = HAMBI 403 = IAM 12419 = IFO (now NBRC) 14951 = JCM 5832 = JCM 6221 = LMG 1786 = LMG 1800 = NCAIM B.01655 = NCCB 86053 = NCIB (now NCIMB) 8955 = NCTC 10698 = NRRL B-2611 = VKM B-1241.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: M11224.
Basonym: ¤ Pseudomonas testosteroni Marcus and Talalay 1956 (Approved Lists 1980).
Etymology: N.L. gen. n. testosteroni, of testosterone, a chemical compound.
Reference: WILLEMS (A.), POT (B.), FALSEN (E.), VANDAMME (P.), GILLIS (M.), KERSTERS (K.) and DE LEY (J.): Polyphasic taxonomic study of the emended genus Comamonas: relationship to Aquaspirillum aquaticum, E. Falsen group 10, and other clinical isolates. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1991, 41, 427-444.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Comamonas thiooxydans corrig. Narayan et al. 2011, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) S23 = DSM 17888 = JCM 14801.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: DQ322069.
Etymology: Gr. n. theion (Latin transliteration thium) sulfur; N.L. part. adj. oxydans (from Gr. adj. oxus sharp, acid) oxidizing; N.L. part. adj. thiooxydans oxidizing sulfur.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 141. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2011, 61, 2025-2026.
Effective publication: NARAYAN (K.D.), PANDEY (S.K.) and DAS (S.K.): Characterization of Comamonas thiooxidans sp. nov., and comparison of thiosulfate oxidation with Comamonas testosteroni and Comamonas composti. Curr. Microbiol., 2010, 61, 248-253.
Validation List no. 141 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Note: The original spelling of the specific epithet, thiooxidans (sic), has been corrected on validation according to Rule 61.
Reference: ASSOCIATE EDITOR, IJSEM: Validation List no. 141 (footnote ||). Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2011, 61, 2025-2026.
Validation List no. 141 in IJSEM Online
Comamonas zonglianii Yu et al. 2011, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) BF-3 = CCTCC AB 209170 = DSM 22523.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: GQ245981.
Etymology: N.L. masc. gen. n. zonglianii, of Zong-Lian, named in honour of Zong-Lian Gu, a respected microbiologist who has contributed significantly to the promotion and development of environmental microbiology in China.
Valid publication: YU (X.Y.), LI (Y.F.), ZHENG (J.W.), LI (Y.), LI (L.), HE (J.) and LI (S.P.): Comamonas zonglianii sp. nov., isolated from phenol-contaminated soil. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2011, 61, 255-258.
Original article in IJSEM Online