Genus Natronomonas
Warning: In the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature, an arrow (→) only indicates the sequence of valid publication of names and does not mean that the last name in the sequence must be used (see: Introduction).
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").
For a detailed description of this taxon see Bergey’s Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria (BMSAB).
Natronomonas Kamekura et al. 1997, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Natronomonas pharaonis (Soliman and Trüper 1983) Kamekura et al. 1997.
Recommended three-letter abbreviation: Nmn. (see the file ¤ "Three-letter code for abbreviations of generic names").
Etymology: N.L. n. natron (arbitrarily derived from the Arabic n. natrun or natron) soda, sodium carbonate; N.L. pref. natrono-, pertaining to soda; L. fem. n. monas, monad, unit; N.L. fem. n. Natronomonas, the soda unit.
Valid publication: KAMEKURA (M.), DYALL-SMITH (M.L.), UPASANI (V.), VENTOSA (A.) and KATES (M.): Diversity of alkaliphilic halobacteria: proposals for transfer of Natronobacterium vacuolatum, Natronobacterium magadii, and Natronobacterium pharaonis to Halorubrum, Natrialba, and Natronomonas gen. nov., respectively, as Halorubrum vacuolatum comb. nov., Natrialba magadii comb. nov., and Natronomonas pharaonis comb. nov., respectively. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1997, 47, 853-857.
Original article in IJSEM Online
→ Natronomonas Kamekura et al. 1997 emend. Burns et al. 2010.
Reference: BURNS (D.G.), JANSSEN (P.H.), ITOH (T.), MINEGISHI (H.), USAMI (R.), KAMEKURA (M.) and DYALL-SMITH (M.L.): Natronomonas moolapensis sp. nov., non-alkaliphilic isolates recovered from a solar saltern crystallizer pond, and emended description of the genus Natronomonas. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 1173-1176.
Original article in IJSEM Online
→ Natronomonas Kamekura et al. 1997 emend. Burns et al. 2010 emend. Kim et al. 2013.
Reference: KIM, T. Y., KIM, S. J., PARK, S. J., KIM, J. G., CHA, I. T., JUNG, M. Y., LEE, S. A., ROH, S. W., YIM, K. J., ITOH, T. and RHEE, S. K. 2013. Natronomonas gomsonensis sp. nov., isolated from a solar saltern. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, 104, 627-635.
Original article.
Natronomonas gomsonensis Kim et al. 2014, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) SA3=JCM 17867=KCTC 4088.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: JF950943.
Whole-genome sequence accession no. for the type strain: N/A.
Etymology: -.
Source: Environmental.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 157. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int. J Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 64 (2014), 1455-1458.
Validation List Online
Effective publication: KIM, T. Y., KIM, S. J., PARK, S. J., KIM, J. G., CHA, I. T., JUNG, M. Y., LEE, S. A., ROH, S. W., YIM, K. J., ITOH, T. and RHEE, S. K. 2013. Natronomonas gomsonensis sp. nov., isolated from a solar saltern. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, 104, 627-635.
Effective publication Online
Natronomonas moolapensis Burns et al. 2010, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) 8.8.11 = CSW8.8.11 = CECT 7526 = DSM 18674 = JCM 14361.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AY498645.
Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. moolapensis, of or belonging to Moolap, the place where the saltern crystallizer is situated from which the first isolates were recovered.
Valid publication: BURNS (D.G.), JANSSEN (P.H.), ITOH (T.), MINEGISHI (H.), USAMI (R.), KAMEKURA (M.) and DYALL-SMITH (M.L.): Natronomonas moolapensis sp. nov., non-alkaliphilic isolates recovered from a solar saltern crystallizer pond, and emended description of the genus Natronomonas. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 1173-1176.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Natronomonas pharaonis (Soliman and Trüper 1983) Kamekura et al. 1997, comb. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) Gabara = ATCC 35678= CIP 103997 = DSM 2160 = IFO (now NBRC) 14720 = JCM 8858 = NCIMB 2260 = VKM B-1749.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: CR936257.
Basonym: ¤ Halobacterium pharaonis Soliman and Trüper 1983.
Other synonym: ¤ Natronobacterium pharaonis (Soliman and Trüper 1983) Tindall et al. 1984.
Etymology: L. gen. n. pharaonis, of Pharaoh, title of the kings of ancient Egypt.
Valid publication: KAMEKURA (M.), DYALL-SMITH (M.L.), UPASANI (V.), VENTOSA (A.) and KATES (M.): Diversity of alkaliphilic halobacteria: proposals for transfer of Natronobacterium vacuolatum, Natronobacterium magadii, and Natronobacterium pharaonis to Halorubrum, Natrialba, and Natronomonas gen. nov., respectively, as Halorubrum vacuolatum comb. nov., Natrialba magadii comb. nov., and Natronomonas pharaonis comb. nov., respectively. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1997, 47, 853-857.
Original article in IJSEM Online