Genus Kistimonas
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: 2
Number of subspecies, including synonyms, cited in this file: 0
Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").
Kistimonas Choi et al. 2010, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Kistimonas asteriae Choi et al. 2010.
Etymology: N.L. n. kistum, acronym of the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST); L. fem. n. monas, a unit, monad; N.L. fem. n. Kistimonas, Kist monad.
Valid publication: CHOI (E.J.), KWON (H.C.), SOHN (Y.C.) and YANG (H.O.): Kistimonas asteriae gen. nov., sp. nov., a gammaproteobacterium isolated from Asterias amurensis. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 938-943.
Original article in IJSEM Online
→ Kistimonas Choi et al. 2010 emend. Lee et al. 2012.
Reference: LEE (J.), SHIN (N.R.), LEE (H.W.), ROH (S.W.), KIM (M.S.), KIM (Y.O.) and BAE (J.W.): Kistimonas scapharcae sp. nov., isolated from a dead ark clam (Scapharca broughtonii), and emended description of the genus Kistimonas. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2012, 62, 2865-2869.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Kistimonas asteriae Choi et al. 2010, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) KMD 001 = JCM 15607 = KCCM 90076.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: EU599216.
Etymology: N.L. gen. n. asteriae, of Asterias amurensis, a starfish.
Valid publication: CHOI (E.J.), KWON (H.C.), SOHN (Y.C.) and YANG (H.O.): Kistimonas asteriae gen. nov., sp. nov., a gammaproteobacterium isolated from Asterias amurensis. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 938-943.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Kistimonas scapharcae Lee et al. 2012, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) A36 = JCM 17805 = KACC 16204.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: JF811908.
Etymology: N.L. gen. n. scapharcae, of Scapharca, isolated from Scapharca broughtonii (ark clam).
Valid publication: LEE (J.), SHIN (N.R.), LEE (H.W.), ROH (S.W.), KIM (M.S.), KIM (Y.O.) and BAE (J.W.): Kistimonas scapharcae sp. nov., isolated from a dead ark clam (Scapharca broughtonii), and emended description of the genus Kistimonas. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2012, 62, 2865-2869.
Original article in IJSEM Online