Genus Malonomonas
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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").
For a detailed description of this taxon see Bergey’s Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria (BMSAB).
Malonomonas Dehning and Schink 1990, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Malonomonas rubra Dehning and Schink 1990.
Etymology: N.L. n. acidum malonicum, malonic acid; L. fem. n. monas, a unit, monad; N.L. fem. n. Malonomonas, malonic-acid-utilizing monad.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 34. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1990, 40, 320-321.
Effective publication: DEHNING (I.) and SCHINK (B.): Malonomonas rubra gen. nov., sp. nov., a microaerotolerant anaerobic bacterium growing by decarboxylation of malonate. Arch. Microbiol., 1989, 151, 427-433.
Validation List no. 34 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Malonomonas rubra Dehning and Schink 1990, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) Gra Mal 1 = DSM 5091.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: Y17712.
Etymology: L. adj. ruber -bra -brum, red; L. fem. adj. rubra, red, referring to the red color of the cells.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 34. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1990, 40, 320-321.
Effective publication: DEHNING (I.) and SCHINK (B.): Malonomonas rubra gen. nov., sp. nov., a microaerotolerant anaerobic bacterium growing by decarboxylation of malonate. Arch. Microbiol., 1989, 151, 427-433.
Validation List no. 34 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online