Genus Polaromonas
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 9
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).
Polaromonas Irgens et al. 1996, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Polaromonas vacuolata Irgens et al. 1996.
Etymology: N.L. adj. polaris (from L. n. polus, the end of an axis, a pole; and L. suff. -aris, suffix denoting pertaining to), pertaining to the geographic poles; L. fem. n. monas, a monad, unit; N.L. fem. n. Polaromonas, polar bacterium.
Valid publication: IRGENS (R.L.), GOSINK (J.J.) and STALEY (J.T.): Polaromonas vacuolata gen. nov., sp. nov., a psychrophilic, marine, gas vacuolate bacterium from Antarctica. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1996, 46, 822-826.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Polaromonas aquatica Kämpfer et al. 2006, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) CCUG 39402 = CIP 108776.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AM039830.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. aquatica, aquatic, from water.
Valid publication: KÄMPFER (P.), BUSSE (H.J.) and FALSEN (E.): Polaromonas aquatica sp. nov., isolated from tap water. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 605-608.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Polaromonas cryoconiti Margesin et al. 2012, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) Cr4-35 = DSM 24278 = KACC 15090 = LMG 26050.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: HM583567.
Etymology: N.L. gen. n. cryoconiti, of/from cryoconite, the material from which the species was isolated.
Valid publication: MARGESIN (R.), SPRÖER (C.), ZHANG (D.C.) and BUSSE (H.J.): Polaromonas glacialis sp. nov. and Polaromonas cryoconiti sp. nov., isolated from alpine glacier cryoconite. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2012, 62, 2662-2668.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Note: In the paper by Margesin et al. 2012, the type strain DSM 24278 is erroneously cited as 24248.
References:
1 TINDALL (B.J.): Personal communication (November 22, 2012).
2 Erratum. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2013, 63, 398.
Erratum in IJSEM Online
Polaromonas eurypsychrophila Xing et al. 2016, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) B717-2=CGMCC 1.15322=JCM 31171.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KP013181.
Whole-genome sequence accession no. for the type strain: -.
Etymology: Gr. adj. eurys, wide, broad; Gr. adj. psychros, cold; N.L. adj. philus, -a -um (from Gr. adj. philos, -ecirc; -on), friend, loving; N.L. fem. adj. eurypsychrophila, loving a broad range of low temperatures.
Source: Environmental.
Valid publication: XING, T., YAO, T., LIU, Y., WANG, N., XU, B., SHEN, L., GU, Z., GU, B., LIU, H. and ZHOU, Y. 2016. Polaromonas eurypsychrophila sp. nov., isolated from an ice core. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 66, 2497-2501.
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Polaromonas ginsengisoli Choi et al. 2018, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) Gsoil 115=LMG 23393=KCTC 12577.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB245355.
Etymology: N.L. n. ginsengum, ginseng; L. n. solum, soil; N.L. gen. n. ginsengisoli, of soil of a ginseng field.
Source: Environmental - soil.
Valid publication: CHOI, K. D., SIDDIQI, M. Z., LIU, Q., JO, J. H., CHUN, S. Y., CHOI, G. M., KIM, S. Y., LEE, S. Y. and IM, W. T. 2018. Polaromonas ginsengisoli sp. nov., isolated from ginseng field soil. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 68, 1436-1441.
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Polaromonas glacialis Margesin et al. 2012, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) Cr4-12 = DSM 24062 = KACC 15089 = LMG 26049.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: HM583568.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. glacialis, icy, frozen, full of ice, referring to the frozen, icy environment from which the species was isolated.
Valid publication: MARGESIN (R.), SPRÖER (C.), ZHANG (D.C.) and BUSSE (H.J.): Polaromonas glacialis sp. nov. and Polaromonas cryoconiti sp. nov., isolated from alpine glacier cryoconite. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2012, 62, 2662-2668.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Polaromonas hydrogenivorans Sizova and Panikov 2007, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) DSM 17735 = NRRL B-41369.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: DQ094183.
Etymology: N.L. n. hydrogenum (from Gr. n. hudôr, water; and Gr. v. gennaô, to produce), hydrogen (that which produces water, so called because it forms water when exposed to oxygen); L. part. adj. vorans, consuming; N.L. part. hydrogenivorans, hydrogen-consuming.
Valid publication: SIZOVA (M.) and PANIKOV (N.): Polaromonas hydrogenivorans sp. nov., a psychrotolerant hydrogen-oxidizing bacterium from Alaskan soil. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 616-619.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Polaromonas jejuensis Weon et al. 2008, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) JS12-13 = DSM 19351 = KACC 12508.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: EU030285.
Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. jejuensis, referring to Jeju, Korea.
Valid publication: WEON (H.Y.), YOO (S.H.), HONG (S.B.), KWON (S.W.), STACKEBRANDT (E.), GO (S.J.) and KOO (B.S.): Polaromonas jejuensis sp. nov., isolated from soil in Korea. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 1525-1528.
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Polaromonas naphthalenivorans Jeon et al. 2004, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) CJ2 = ATCC BAA-779 = CCUG 51246 = DSM 15660.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AY166684.
Etymology: N.L. neut. n. naphtalenum, naphtalene; L. part. adj. vorans, devouring; N.L. fem. part. adj. naphtalenivorans, naphtalene-devouring.
Valid publication: JEON (C.O.), PARK (W.), GHIORSE (W.C.) and MADSEN (E.L.): Polaromonas naphthalenivorans sp. nov., a naphthalene-degrading bacterium from naphthalene-contaminated sediment. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2004, 54, 93-97.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Note: The specific epithet, naphthalenivorans, is a N.L. fem. part. adj., not a N.L. neut. adj. as cited in the paper by Jeon et al. 2004.
Polaromonas vacuolata Irgens et al. 1996, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) 34-P = ATCC 51984.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: U14585.
Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. vacuolata, equipped with gas vacuoles.
Valid publication: IRGENS (R.L.), GOSINK (J.J.) and STALEY (J.T.): Polaromonas vacuolata gen. nov., sp. nov., a psychrophilic, marine, gas vacuolate bacterium from Antarctica. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1996, 46, 822-826.
Original article in IJSEM Online