Genus Melaminivora
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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").
Melaminivora Wang et al. 2014, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Melaminivora alkalimesophila Wang et al. 2014.
Etymology: N.L. neut. n. melaminum, melamine; L. v. voro, to eat, to devour; N.L. fem. n. Melaminivora, melamine-eating.
Valid publication: WANG, H., LI, J., HU, A., QIN, D., XU, H. and YU, C.-P. 2014. Melaminivora alkalimesophila gen. nov., sp. nov., a melamine-degrading betaproteobacterium isolated from a melamine-producing factory. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 64, 1938-1944.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Melaminivora alkalimesophila Wang et al. 2014, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) CY1=CCTCC AB 2012024=DSM 26006.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: JQ676982.
Etymology: N.L. n. alkali (from Arabic al-qalyi, the ashes of saltwort), soda ash; Gr. adj. mesos, middle; N.L. adj. philus -a -um (from Gr. adj. philos -ê -on) friend, loving; N.L. fem. adj. alkalimesophila, loving alkaline and mesophilic conditions.
Source: Industrial.
Valid publication: WANG, H., LI, J., HU, A., QIN, D., XU, H. and YU, C.-P. 2014. Melaminivora alkalimesophila gen. nov., sp. nov., a melamine-degrading betaproteobacterium isolated from a melamine-producing factory. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 64, 1938-1944.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Melaminivora jejuensis Kim et al. 2018, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) KBB12=KCTC 32230=JCM 18740.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: JX997988.
Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. jejuensis, pertaining to Jeju, Republic of Korea, from where the type strain was isolated.
Source: Industrial/agricultural.
Valid publication: KIM, J. Y., PARK, S. H., LEE, D. H., SONG, G. and KIM, Y. J. 2018. Melaminivora jejuensis sp. nov., isolated from swinery waste. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 68, 9-13.
Original article in IJSEM Online