Genus Merdimonas
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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").
Merdimonas Seo et al. 2017, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Merdimonas faecis Seo et al. 2017.
Etymology: L. fem. n. merda, faeces; Gr. fem. n. monas, a unit, monad; N.L. fem. n. Merdimonas, a stool monad, referring to the origin from stool.
Valid publication: SEO, B., YOO, J. E., LEE, Y. M. and KO, G. 2017. Merdimonas faecis gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from human faeces. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 67, 2430-2435.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Merdimonas faecis Seo et al. 2017, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) BR31=KCTC 15482=JCM 30748.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KP966093.
Whole-genome sequence accession no.: PRJNA283565.
Etymology: L. gen. n. faecis, of faeces, referring to the isolation source.
Source: Human.
Valid publication: SEO, B., YOO, J. E., LEE, Y. M. and KO, G. 2017. Merdimonas faecis gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from human faeces. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 67, 2430-2435.
Original article in IJSEM Online