Genus Extensimonas
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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").
Extensimonas Zhang et al. 2013, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Extensimonas vulgaris Zhang et al. 2013.
Etymology: L. part. extensus, extended; L. fem. n. monas, a unit, monad; N.L. fem. n. Extensimonas, extended unit (bacterium).
Valid publication: ZHANG (W.Y.), FANG (M.X.), ZHANG (W.W.), XIAO (C.), ZHANG (X.Q.), YU (Z.P.), ZHU (X.F.) and WU (M.): Extensimonas vulgaris gen. nov., sp. nov., a member of the family Comamonadaceae. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2013, 63, 2062-2068.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Extensimonas vulgaris Zhang et al. 2013, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) S4 = CGMCC 1.10977 = JCM 17803.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: HQ596491.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. vulgaris, common, referring to the lack of specific characteristics.
Valid publication: ZHANG (W.Y.), FANG (M.X.), ZHANG (W.W.), XIAO (C.), ZHANG (X.Q.), YU (Z.P.), ZHU (X.F.) and WU (M.): Extensimonas vulgaris gen. nov., sp. nov., a member of the family Comamonadaceae. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2013, 63, 2062-2068.
Original article in IJSEM Online