Genus Pelomonas
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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").
Pelomonas Xie and Yokota 2005, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Pelomonas saccharophila (Doudoroff 1940) Xie and Yokota 2005.
Etymology: Gr. n. pelos, mud; Gr. n. monas, a unit, monad; N.L. fem. n. Pelomonas, a monad isolated from mud.
Valid publication: XIE (C.H.) and YOKOTA (A.): Reclassification of Alcaligenes latus strains IAM 12599T and IAM 12664 and Pseudomonas saccharophila as Azohydromonas lata gen. nov., comb. nov., Azohydromonas australica sp. nov. and Pelomonas saccharophila gen. nov., comb. nov., respectively. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2005, 55, 2419-2425.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Pelomonas aquatica Gomila et al. 2007, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) CCUG 52575 = CECT 7233.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AM501435.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. aquatica, living in water.
Valid publication: GOMILA (M.), BOWIEN (B.), FALSEN (E.), MOORE (E.R.B.) and LALUCAT (J.): Description of Pelomonas aquatica sp. nov. and Pelomonas puraquae sp. nov., isolated from industrial and haemodialysis water. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 2629-2635.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Note: in the paper by Gomila et al. 2007, the GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain is erroneously cited as AM51435.
Reference: Erratum. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 2979.
Erratum in IJSEM Online
Pelomonas puraquae Gomila et al. 2007, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) CCUG 52769 = CECT 7234.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AM501439.
Etymology: L. adj. purus -a -um, pure; L. n. aqua, water; N.L. gen. n. puraquae, of pure water.
Valid publication: GOMILA (M.), BOWIEN (B.), FALSEN (E.), MOORE (E.R.B.) and LALUCAT (J.): Description of Pelomonas aquatica sp. nov. and Pelomonas puraquae sp. nov., isolated from industrial and haemodialysis water. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 2629-2635.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Pelomonas saccharophila (Doudoroff 1940) Xie and Yokota 2005, comb. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) ATCC 15946= CCUG 32988 = CFBP 2433 = CIP 59.18 = DSM 654 = HAMBI 373 = IAM 14368 = JCM 21181 = LMG 2256 = NBRC 103037 = NCCB 46053 = VKM B-902.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB021407.
Basonym: ¤ Pseudomonas saccharophila Doudoroff 1940 (Approved Lists 1980).
Etymology: Gr. n. saccharon, sugar; N.L. adj. philus -a -um (from Gr. adj. philos -ê -on), friend, loving; N.L. fem. adj. saccharophila, sugar-loving.
Valid publication: XIE (C.H.) and YOKOTA (A.): Reclassification of Alcaligenes latus strains IAM 12599T and IAM 12664 and Pseudomonas saccharophila as Azohydromonas lata gen. nov., comb. nov., Azohydromonas australica sp. nov. and Pelomonas saccharophila gen. nov., comb. nov., respectively. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2005, 55, 2419-2425.
Original article in IJSEM Online