Genus Miniimonas
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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).
Miniimonas Ue et al. 2011, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Miniimonas arenae Ue et al. 2011.
Etymology: L. adj. minius, cinnabar-red, vermilion; L. fem. n. monas, a unit, monad; N.L. fem. n. Miniimonas, vermilion monad, referring to the colour of the cell mass.
Valid publication: UE (H.), MATSUO (Y.), KASAI (H.) and YOKOTA (A.): Miniimonas arenae gen. nov., sp. nov., an actinobacterium isolated from sea sand. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2011, 61, 123-127.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Miniimonas arenae Ue et al. 2011, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) YM18-15 = KCTC 19750 = MBIC 08348 = NBRC 106267.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB522642.
Etymology: L. gen. n. arenae, of sand, isolated from sea sand.
Valid publication: UE (H.), MATSUO (Y.), KASAI (H.) and YOKOTA (A.): Miniimonas arenae gen. nov., sp. nov., an actinobacterium isolated from sea sand. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2011, 61, 123-127.
Original article in IJSEM Online