Genus Megamonas
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 3
Number of subspecies, including synonyms, cited in this file: 0
Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").
Megamonas Shah and Collins 1983, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Megamonas hypermegale corrig. (Harrison and Hansen 1963) Shah and Collins 1983.
Etymology: Gr. adj. megas, large; L. fem. n. monas, a unit, monad; N.L. fem. n. Megamonas, large monad.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 10. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1983, 33, 438-440.
Effective publication: SHAH (H.N.) and COLLINS (M.D.): Reclassification of Bacteroides hypermegas (Harrison and Hansen) in a new genus Megamonas, as Megamonas hypermegas comb. nov. Zentralbl. Bakteriol. Parasitenkd. Infektionskr. Hyg. Abt. 1 Orig., 1982, C3, 394-398.
Validation List no. 10 in IJSEM Online
Megamonas funiformis Sakon et al. 2008, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) YIT 11815 = DSM 19343 = JCM 14723.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB300988.
Etymology: L. masc. n. funis, string; L. fem. adj. suffix -formis (from L. n. forma, figure, shape, appearance), -like, in the shape of; N.L. fem. adj. funiformis, string-shaped, referring to the cell shape.
Valid publication: SAKON (H.), NAGAI (F.), MOROTOMI (M.) and TANAKA (R.): Sutterella parvirubra sp. nov. and Megamonas funiformis sp. nov., isolated from human faeces. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 970-975.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Megamonas hypermegale corrig. (Harrison and Hansen 1963) Shah and Collins 1983, comb. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) ATCC 25560= CCUG 5856 = DSM 1672 = LMG 3890 = NCTC 10570.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AJ420107.
Basonym: ¤ Bacteroides hypermegas Harrison and Hansen 1963 (Approved Lists 1980).
Other synonym: "Sphaerophorus hypermegas" (Harrison and Hansen 1963) Prévot 1966.
Etymology: Gr. pref. hyper, over, more than; Gr. adj. megas megale mega, big; N.L. fem. adj. hypermegale, very big.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 10. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1983, 33, 438-440.
Effective publication: SHAH (H.N.) and COLLINS (M.D.): Reclassification of Bacteroides hypermegas (Harrison and Hansen) in a new genus Megamonas, as Megamonas hypermegas comb. nov. Zentralbl. Bakteriol. Parasitenkd. Infektionskr. Hyg. Abt. 1 Orig., 1982, C3, 394-398.
Validation List no. 10 in IJSEM Online
Note: The original spelling of the specific epithet, hypermegas (sic), has been corrected by Euzéby 1998.
Reference: EUZÉBY (J.P.): Taxonomic note: necessary correction of specific and subspecific epithets according to Rules 12c and 13b of the International Code of Nomenclature of Bacteria (1990 Revision). Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1998, 48, 1073-1075.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Megamonas rupellensis Chevrot et al. 2008, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) FM1025 = CIP 109788 = DSM 19944.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: EU346729.
Etymology: M.L. fem. adj. rupellensis, referring to La Rochelle, the site of isolation of the type strain.
Valid publication: CHEVROT (R.), CARLOTTI (A.), SOPENA (V.), MARCHAND (P.) and ROSENFELD (E.): Megamonas rupellensis sp. nov., an anaerobe isolated from the caecum of a duck. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 2921-2924.
Original article in IJSEM Online