Genus Demequina
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 9
Number of subspecies, including synonyms, cited in this file: 0
Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").
Demequina Yi et al. 2007, gen. nov. (Type genus of the family ¤ Demequinaceae Ue et al. 2011).
Type species: ¤ Demequina aestuarii Yi et al. 2007.
Etymology: N.L. fem. n. Demequina, arbitrary name derived from demethylmenaquinone, an unusual quinone found in this organism.
Valid publication: YI (H.), SCHUMANN (P.) and CHUN (J.): Demequina aestuarii gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel actinomycete of the suborder Micrococcineae, and reclassification of Cellulomonas fermentans Bagnara et al. 1985 as Actinotalea fermentans gen. nov., comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 151-156.
Original article in IJSEM Online
→ Demequina Yi et al. 2007 emend. Ue et al. 2011.
Reference: UE (H.), MATSUO (Y.), KASAI (H.) and YOKOTA (A.): Demequina globuliformis sp. nov., Demequina oxidasica sp. nov. and Demequina aurantiaca sp. nov., actinobacteria isolated from marine environments, and proposal of Demequinaceae fam. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2011, 61, 1322-1329.
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→ Demequina Yi et al. 2007 emend. Ue et al. 2011 emend. Park et al. 2016.
Reference: PARK, S., JUNG, Y. T., WON, S. M. and YOON, J. H. 2016. Demequina litorisediminis sp. nov., isolated from a tidal flat, and emended description of the genus Demequina. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 66, 4197-4203.
Original article.
Demequina activiva Park et al. 2015, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) BS-12M=KCTC 29674=NBRC 110675.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KM591918.
Etymology: L. n. acta -ae, seaside, shore; L. fem. adj. viva, alive; N.L. fem. adj. activiva, living in seaside.
Source: Environmental - marine.
Valid publication: PARK, S., JUNG, Y. T., WON, S. M., LEE, J. S. and YOON, J. H. 2015. Demequina activiva sp. nov., isolated from a tidal flat. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 65, 2042-2047.
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Demequina aestuarii Yi et al. 2007, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) JC2054 = IMSNU 14027 = JCM 12123 = KCTC 9919.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: DQ010160.
Etymology: L. gen. n. aestuarii, of a tidal flat, isolated from tidal flat sediment.
Valid publication: YI (H.), SCHUMANN (P.) and CHUN (J.): Demequina aestuarii gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel actinomycete of the suborder Micrococcineae, and reclassification of Cellulomonas fermentans Bagnara et al. 1985 as Actinotalea fermentans gen. nov., comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 151-156.
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Demequina aurantiaca Ue et al. 2011, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) YM12-102 = KCTC 19745 = MBIC 08347 = NBRC 106265.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB522641.
Etymology: N.L. fem adj. aurantiaca, orange-coloured.
Valid publication: UE (H.), MATSUO (Y.), KASAI (H.) and YOKOTA (A.): Demequina globuliformis sp. nov., Demequina oxidasica sp. nov. and Demequina aurantiaca sp. nov., actinobacteria isolated from marine environments, and proposal of Demequinaceae fam. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2011, 61, 1322-1329.
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Demequina flava Hamada et al. 2013, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) HR08-7 = DSM 24865 = NBRC 105854.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB674956.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. flava, golden yellow, referring to the colour of the colonies.
Valid publication: HAMADA (M.), TAMURA (T.), YAMAMURA (H.), SUZUKI (K.I.) and HAYAKAWA (M.): Demequina flava sp. nov. and Demequina sediminicola sp. nov., isolated from sea sediment. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2013, 63, 249-253.
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Demequina globuliformis Ue et al. 2011, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) YM24-125 = KCTC 19747 = MBIC 08349 = NBRC 106266.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB522643.
Etymology: L. dim. n. globulus, a small sphere, globule; L. suffix -formis -is -e (from L. n. forma, figure, shape, appearance), -like, in the shape of; N.L. masc. adj. globuliformis, globule-shaped.
Valid publication: UE (H.), MATSUO (Y.), KASAI (H.) and YOKOTA (A.): Demequina globuliformis sp. nov., Demequina oxidasica sp. nov. and Demequina aurantiaca sp. nov., actinobacteria isolated from marine environments, and proposal of Demequinaceae fam. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2011, 61, 1322-1329.
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Demequina litorisediminis Park et al. 2016, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) GHD-1=KCTC 52260=NBRC 112299.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KX129916.
Whole-genome sequence accession no. for the type strain: .
Etymology: L. n. litus, oris the seashore, coast; L. n. sedimen -inis, sediment; N.L. gen. n. litorisediminis, of a coastal sediment, tidal flat sediment.
Source: Environmental - marine.
Valid publication: PARK, S., JUNG, Y. T., WON, S. M. and YOON, J. H. 2016. Demequina litorisediminis sp. nov., isolated from a tidal flat, and emended description of the genus Demequina. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 66, 4197-4203.
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Demequina lutea Finster et al. 2009, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) SV45 = RODXS3 = DSM 19970 = JCM 17019 = LMG 24795.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: EF451745.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. lutea, yellow.
Valid publication: FINSTER (K.W.), HERBERT (R.A.), KJELDSEN (K.U.), SCHUMANN (P.) and LOMSTEIN (B.A.): Demequina lutea sp. nov., isolated from a high Arctic permafrost soil. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, 649-653.
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Demequina oxidasica Ue et al. 2011, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) YM05-1041 = KCTC 19746 = MBIC 08346 = NBRC 106264.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB522640.
Etymology: N.L. neut. n. oxidasum, oxidase; L. suff. -icus -a -um, suffix used in adjectives with the sense of belonging to, pertaining to; N.L. fem. adj. oxidasica, pertaining to oxidase (pertaining to the ability of this species to produce oxidase).
Valid publication: UE (H.), MATSUO (Y.), KASAI (H.) and YOKOTA (A.): Demequina globuliformis sp. nov., Demequina oxidasica sp. nov. and Demequina aurantiaca sp. nov., actinobacteria isolated from marine environments, and proposal of Demequinaceae fam. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2011, 61, 1322-1329.
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Demequina salsinemoris Matsumoto et al. 2010, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) KV-810 = DSM 22060 = NBRC 105323.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB471559.
Etymology: L. adj. salsus, salted; L. n. nemus -oris, wood; N.L. gen. n. salsinemoris, of a salted wood, isolated from soil of a salted wood, a mangrove.
Valid publication: MATSUMOTO (A.), NAKAI (K.), MORISAKI (K.), ŌMURA (S.) and TAKAHASHI (Y.): Demequina salsinemoris sp. nov., isolated on agar media supplemented with ascorbic acid or rutin. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 1206-1209.
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Demequina sediminicola Hamada et al. 2013, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) HR08-43 = DSM 24867 = NBRC 105855.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB674957.
Etymology: L. n. sedimen -inis, sediment; L. suff. -cola, inhabitant, dweller; N.L. n. sediminicola, sediment-dweller, referring to the source of the type strain.
Valid publication: HAMADA (M.), TAMURA (T.), YAMAMURA (H.), SUZUKI (K.I.) and HAYAKAWA (M.): Demequina flava sp. nov. and Demequina sediminicola sp. nov., isolated from sea sediment. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2013, 63, 249-253.
Original article in IJSEM Online