Genus Falcatimonas
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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").
Falcatimonas Watanabe et al. 2016, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Falcatimonas natans Watanabe et al. 2016.
Etymology: L. adj. falcatus, sickle- or crescent-shaped; Gr. n. monas, a unit; N.L. fem. n. Falcatimonas, a sickle-shaped unit.
Valid publication: WATANABE, M., KAKU, N., UEKI, K. and UEKI, A. 2016. Falcatimonas natans gen. nov., sp. nov., a strictly anaerobic, amino-acid-decomposing bacterium isolated from a methanogenic reactor of cattle waste. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 66, 4639-4644.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Falcatimonas natans Watanabe et al. 2016, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) WN011=JCM 16476=DSM 22923.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB298726.
Whole-genome sequence accession no. for the type strain: .
Etymology: L. adj. natans, swimming, referring to the mobility of cells.
Source: Industrial/agricultural.
Valid publication: WATANABE, M., KAKU, N., UEKI, K. and UEKI, A. 2016. Falcatimonas natans gen. nov., sp. nov., a strictly anaerobic, amino-acid-decomposing bacterium isolated from a methanogenic reactor of cattle waste. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 66, 4639-4644.
Original article in IJSEM Online