Genus Jonesia
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 2
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).
Jonesia Rocourt and Stackebrandt 1987, gen. nov. (Type genus of the family ¤ Jonesiaceae Stackebrandt et al. 1997).
Type species: ¤ Jonesia denitrificans (Prévot 1961) Rocourt et al. 1987.
Etymology: N.L. fem. n. Jonesia, named after Dorothy Jones, British microbiologist.
Valid publication: ROCOURT (J.), WEHMEYER (U.) and STACKEBRANDT (E.): Transfer of Listeria denitrificans to a new genus, Jonesia gen. nov., as Jonesia denitrificans comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1987, 37, 266-270.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Jonesia denitrificans (Prévot 1961) Rocourt et al. 1987, comb. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) ATCC 14870= CCUG 15532 = CIP 55.134 = DSM 20603 = IFO (now NBRC) 15587 = JCM 11481 = NCTC 10816.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: CP001706 (complete genome).
Basonym: ¤ Listeria denitrificans Prévot 1961 (Approved Lists 1980).
Other synonym: "Listeria L26" Sohier et al.1948.
Etymology: N.L. v. denitrifico, to denitrify; N.L. part. adj. denitrificans, denitrifying.
Valid publication: ROCOURT (J.), WEHMEYER (U.) and STACKEBRANDT (E.): Transfer of Listeria denitrificans to a new genus, Jonesia gen. nov., as Jonesia denitrificans comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1987, 37, 266-270.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Jonesia quinghaiensis Schumann et al. 2004, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) QH3A7 = CGMCC 1.3459 = DSM 15701 = JCM 13009.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AJ626896.
Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. quinghaiensis, pertaining to Qinghai, Western province of China, where the type strain was isolated.
Valid publication: SCHUMANN (P.), CUI (X.), STACKEBRANDT (E.), KROPPENSTEDT (R.M.), XU (L.) and JIANG (C.): Jonesia quinghaiensis sp. nov., a new member of the suborder Micrococcineae. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2004, 54, 2181-2184.
Original article in IJSEM Online