Genus Epilithonimonas
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 5
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).
Epilithonimonas O'Sullivan et al. 2006, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Epilithonimonas tenax O'Sullivan et al. 2006.
Etymology: N.L. n. epilithon -onis (or epilithonum -i), epilithon; L. fem. n. monas, a unit, monad; N.L. fem. n. Epilithonimonas, a monad isolated from epilithon.
Valid publication: O'SULLIVAN (L.A.), RINNA (J.), HUMPHREYS (G.), WEIGHTMAN (A.J.) and FRY (J.C.): Culturable phylogenetic diversity of the phylum 'Bacteroidetes' from river epilithon and coastal water and description of novel members of the family Flavobacteriaceae: Epilithonimonas tenax gen. nov., sp. nov. and Persicivirga xylanidelens gen. nov., sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 169-180.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Epilithonimonas ginsengisoli Hoang et al. 2015, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) DCY78=KCTC 32174=JCM 19896.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: JX827729.
Etymology: N.L. n. ginsengum, ginseng; L. n. solum, soil; N.L. gen. n. ginsengisoli, of soil of a ginseng field, the source of the type strain.
Source: Environmental - soil.
Valid publication: HOANG, V.-A., KIM, Y.-J., PONNURAJ, S. P., NGUYEN, N.-L., HWANG, K.-H. and YANG, D.-C. 2015. Epilithonimonas ginsengisoli sp. nov., isolated from soil of a ginseng field. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 65, 122-128
Original article in IJSEM Online
→ ¤ Chryseobacterium ginsengiterrae (Hoang et al. 2015) Hahnke et al. 2017, nom. nov.
Epilithonimonas lactis Shakéd et al. 2010, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) H1 = DSM 19921 = LMG 24401.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: EF204460.
Etymology: L. gen. n. lactis, of milk, referring to the isolation of the type strain from raw milk.
Valid publication: SHAKÉD (T.), HANTSIS-ZACHAROV (E.) and HALPERN (M.): Epilithonimonas lactis sp. nov., isolated from raw cow’s milk. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 675-679.
Original article in IJSEM Online
→ ¤ Chryseobacterium halperniae (Shakéd et al. 2010) Hahnke et al. 2017, nom. nov.
Epilithonimonas psychrotolerans Ge et al. 2015., sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) TSBY 57=NRRL B-51307=CCTCC AB 207182.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: DQ173014.
Whole-genome sequence accession no. for the type strain: -.
Etymology: Gr. adj. psychros, cold; L. pres. part. tolerans, tolerating; N.L. part. adj. psychrotolerans, cold-tolerating.
Source: Environmental.
Valid publication: GE, L., ZHAO, Q., SHENG, H., WU, J. and AN, L. 2015.. Epilithonimonas psychrotolerans sp. nov., isolated from alpine permafrost. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 65, 3777-3781.
Original article in IJSEM Online
→ ¤ Chryseobacterium psychrotolerans (Ge et al. 2015) Hahnke et al. 2017, comb. nov.
Epilithonimonas tenax O'Sullivan et al. 2006, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) EP105 = DSM 16811 = NCIMB 14026.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AF493696.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. tenax, sticky, holding firm, referring to the organism's viscous colonies.
Valid publication: O'SULLIVAN (L.A.), RINNA (J.), HUMPHREYS (G.), WEIGHTMAN (A.J.) and FRY (J.C.): Culturable phylogenetic diversity of the phylum 'Bacteroidetes' from river epilithon and coastal water and description of novel members of the family Flavobacteriaceae: Epilithonimonas tenax gen. nov., sp. nov. and Persicivirga xylanidelens gen. nov., sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 169-180.
Original article in IJSEM Online
→ ¤ Chryseobacterium tenax (O’Sullivan et al. 2006) Hahnke et al. 2017, comb. nov.
Epilithonimonas xixisoli Feng et al. 2014, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) S31=CGMCC 1.12802=NBRC 110387.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KJ150596.
Etymology: N.L. n. xixi, of Xixi, pertaining to the geographical name of the Xixi wetlands; L. gen. n. soli of soil; N.L. fem. gen. n. xixisoli, of soil from Xixi.
Source: Environmental - soil.
Valid publication: FENG, H., ZENG, Y. and HUANG, Y. 2014. Epilithonimonas xixisoli sp. nov., isolated from wetland bank-side soil. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 64, 4155-4159.
Original article in IJSEM Online
→ ¤ Chryseobacterium xixisoli (Feng et al. 2014) Hahnke et al. 2017, comb. nov.