Genus Limimonas
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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").
Limimonas Amoozegar et al. 2013, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Limimonas halophila Amoozegar et al. 2013.
Etymology: L. n. limus, mud; L. fem. n. monas, a unit, monad; N.L. fem. n. Limimonas, a unit (bacterium) isolated from mud.
Valid publication: AMOOZEGAR (M.A.), MAKHDOUMI-KAKHKI (A.), RAMEZANI (M.), MOSHTAGHI NIKOU (M.), SHAHZADEH FAZELI (S.A.), SCHUMANN (P.) and VENTOSA (A.): Limimonas halophila gen. nov., sp. nov., an extremely halophilic bacterium in the family Rhodospirillaceae. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2013, 63,1562-1567.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Limimonas halophila Amoozegar et al. 2013, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) IA16 = Ia16 = DSM 25584 = IBRC-M 10018.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: JN605361.
Etymology: Gr. n. hals halos, salt; N.L. adj. philus -a -um (from Gr. adj. philos -ê -on), friend, loving; N.L. fem. adj. halophila, salt-loving.
Valid publication: AMOOZEGAR (M.A.), MAKHDOUMI-KAKHKI (A.), RAMEZANI (M.), MOSHTAGHI NIKOU (M.), SHAHZADEH FAZELI (S.A.), SCHUMANN (P.) and VENTOSA (A.): Limimonas halophila gen. nov., sp. nov., an extremely halophilic bacterium in the family Rhodospirillaceae. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2013, 63,1562-1567.
Original article in IJSEM Online