Genus Herminiimonas
Warning: In the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature, an arrow (→) only indicates the sequence of valid publication of names and does not mean that the last name in the sequence must be used (see: Introduction).
Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 6
Number of subspecies, including synonyms, cited in this file: 0
Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").
Herminiimonas Fernandes et al. 2005, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Herminiimonas fonticola Fernandes et al. 2005.
Etymology: L. masc. n. Mons Herminius, a mountain range of Lusitania; L. fem. n. monas, a unit, monad; N.L. fem. n. Herminiimonas, a monad isolated from mineral water coming from the Portuguese mountain Mons Herminius that is now known as the Serra da Estrela.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 106. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2005, 55, 2235-2238.
Effective publication: FERNANDES (C.), RAINEY (F.A.), NOBRE (M.F.), PINHAL (I.), FOLHAS (F.) and DA COSTA (M.S.): Herminiimonas fonticola gen. nov., sp. nov., a Betaproteobacterium isolated from a source of bottled mineral water. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 2005, 28, 596-603.
Validation List no. 106 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Herminiimonas aquatilis Kämpfer et al. 2006, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) CCUG 36956 = CIP 108933.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AM085762.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. aquatilis, living in water, aquatic.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 110. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 1459-1460.
Effective publication: KÄMPFER (P.), BUSSE (H.J.) and FALSEN (E.): Herminiimonas aquatilis sp. nov., a new species from drinking water. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 2006, 29, 287-291.
Validation List no. 110 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Note: The epithet aquatilis in Herminiimonas aquatilis is a Latin feminine adjective, not a Latin masculine adjective as cited in the paper by Kämpfer et al. 2006.
Herminiimonas arsenicoxydans Muller et al. 2006, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) ULPAs1 = CCM 7303 = DSM 17148 = LMG 22961.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AY728038.
Etymology: L. n. arsenicum, arsenic; N.L. v. oxydare, to oxidize; N.L. part. adj. arsenicoxydans, arsenic-oxidizing.
Valid publication: MULLER (D.), SIMEONOVA (D.D.), RIEGEL (P.), MANGENOT (S.), KOECHLER (S.), LIÈVREMONT (D.), BERTIN (P.N.) and LETT (M.C.): Herminiimonas arsenicoxydans sp. nov., a metalloresistant bacterium. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 1765-1769.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Note: The Latin word arsenicum, which appears in the etymology, is a "L. n"., not a "N.L. n." as cited by Muller et al. 2006.
Herminiimonas contaminans Kämpfer et al. 2013, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) CCM 7991 = CCUG 53591.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: HE610501.
Etymology: L. part. adj. contaminans, contaminating, polluting, referring to the isolation of the type strain as a contaminant of a biopharmaceutical process.
Valid publication: KÄMPFER (P.), GLAESER (S.P.), LODDERS (N.), BUSSE (H.J.) and FALSEN (E.): Herminiimonas contaminans sp. nov., isolated as a contaminant of biopharmaceuticals. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2013, 63, 412-417.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Herminiimonas fonticola Fernandes et al. 2005, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) S-94 = CCUG 52513 = CIP 108398 = LMG 22527.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AY676462.
Etymology: L. masc. n. fons fontis, a spring, fountain; L. suff. -cola (from Latin masculine or feminine noun incola), an inhabitant of a place, a resident; N.L. n. fonticola, an inhabitant of a fountain.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 106. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2005, 55, 2235-2238.
Effective publication: FERNANDES (C.), RAINEY (F.A.), NOBRE (M.F.), PINHAL (I.), FOLHAS (F.) and DA COSTA (M.S.): Herminiimonas fonticola gen. nov., sp. nov., a Betaproteobacterium isolated from a source of bottled mineral water. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 2005, 28, 596-603.
Validation List no. 106 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Note: In the etymology provided in the effective publication, the Latin nominative noun fons is erroneously cited as fontis (fontis is the genitive and means of a fountain).
Validation List no. 106 in IJSEM Online
Herminiimonas glaciei Loveland-Curtze et al. 2009, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) UMB49 = ATCC BAA-1623 = DSM 21140.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: EU489741.
Etymology: L. gen. n. glaciei, of ice, in reference to the Greenland glacier.
Valid publication: LOVELAND-CURTZE (J.), MITEVA (V.I.) and BRENCHLEY (J.E.): Herminiimonas glaciei sp. nov., a novel ultramicrobacterium from 3042 m deep Greenland glacial ice. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, 1272-1277.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Herminiimonas saxobsidens Lang et al. 2007, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) NS11 = CCM 7436 = DSM 18748.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AM493906.
Etymology: L. n. saxum, rock; L. v. obsideo, to occupy; N.L. part. adj. saxobsidens, rock-occupying.
Valid publication: LANG (E.), SWIDERSKI (J.), STACKEBRANDT (E.), SCHUMANN (P.), SPRÖER (C.) and SAHIN (N.): Herminiimonas saxobsidens sp. nov., isolated from a lichen-colonized rock. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 2618-2622.
Original article in IJSEM Online