Genus Ideonella
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 4
Number of subspecies, including synonyms, cited in this file: 0
Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").
Ideonella Malmqvist et al. 1994, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Ideonella dechloratans Malmqvist et al. 1994.
Etymology: N.L. fem. dim. n. Ideonella, derived from Ideon the research center where the bacterium was isolated and described.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 50. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1994, 44, 595.
Effective publication: MALMQVIST (A.), WELANDER (T.), MOORE (E.), TERNSTROM (A.), MOLIN (G.) and STENSTROM (I.): Ideonella dechloratans, gen. nov., sp. nov., a new bacterium capable of growing anaerobically with chlorate as an electron acceptor. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 1994, 17, 58-64.
Validation List no. 50 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
→ Ideonella Malmqvist et al. 1994 emend. Noar and Buckley 2009.
Reference: NOAR (J.D.) and BUCKLEY (D.H.): Ideonella azotifigens sp. nov., an aerobic diazotroph of the Betaproteobacteria isolated from grass rhizosphere soil, and emended description of the genus Ideonella. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, 1941-1946.
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Ideonella azotifigens Noar and Buckley 2009, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) 1a22 = DSM 21438 = JCM 15503.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: EU542576.
Etymology: N.L. n. azotum [from Fr. n. azote (from Gr. prep. a, not; Gr. n. zôê, life; N.Gr. n. azôê, not sustaining life)], nitrogen; L. v. figere, to fix, attach; N.L. part. adj. azotifigens, nitrogen-fixing.
Valid publication: NOAR (J.D.) and BUCKLEY (D.H.): Ideonella azotifigens sp. nov., an aerobic diazotroph of the Betaproteobacteria isolated from grass rhizosphere soil, and emended description of the genus Ideonella. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, 1941-1946.
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Ideonella dechloratans Malmqvist et al. 1994, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) ATCC 51718= CCUG 30977 = CCUG 30898 = CIP 104251.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: X72724.
Etymology: L. de, from; N.L. n. chloras -atis, chlorate; N.L. adj. chloratans, referring to chlorate; N.L. adj. dechloratans, derived from chlorate; intended to mean chlorate-utilizing bacterium.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 50. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1994, 44, 595.
Effective publication: MALMQVIST (A.), WELANDER (T.), MOORE (E.), TERNSTROM (A.), MOLIN (G.) and STENSTROM (I.): Ideonella dechloratans, gen. nov., sp. nov., a new bacterium capable of growing anaerobically with chlorate as an electron acceptor. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 1994, 17, 58-64.
Validation List no. 50 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Ideonella paludis Sheu et al. 2016, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) KBP-31=BCRC 80524=KCTC 32238.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: HE993549.
Whole-genome sequence accession no. for the type strain: -.
Etymology: L. gen. n. paludis, of a swamp, of a marsh, of a bog.
Source: Environmental - freshwater.
Valid publication: SHEU, S. Y., CHEN, Z. H., YOUNG, C. C. and CHEN, W. M. 2016. Ideonella paludis sp. nov., isolated from a marsh. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 66, 1052-1057.
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Ideonella sakaiensis Tanasupawat et al. 2016, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) 201-F6=NBRC 110686=TISTR 2288.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: LC002525.
Whole-genome sequence accession no. for the type strain: .
Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. sakaiensis, pertaining to Sakai city in Japan where the first strain was isolated.
Source: Environmental.
Valid publication: TANASUPAWAT, S., TAKEHANA, T., YOSHIDA, S., HIRAGA, K. and ODA, K. 2016. Ideonella sakaiensis sp. nov., isolated from a microbial consortium that degrades poly(ethylene terephthalate) Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 66, 2813-2818.
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