Genus Rubrimonas
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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).
Rubrimonas Suzuki et al. 1999, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Rubrimonas cliftonensis Suzuki et al. 1999.
Recommended three-letter abbreviation: Rum. (see the file ¤ "Three-letter code for abbreviations of generic names").
Etymology: L. adj. ruber -bra -brum, red; L. fem. n. monas, monad, unit; N.L. fem. n. Rubrimonas, reddish monad.
Valid publication: SUZUKI (T.), MUROGA (Y.), TAKAHAMA (M.), SHIBA (T.) and NISHIMURA (Y.): Rubrimonas cliftonensis gen. nov., sp. nov., an aerobic bacteriochlorophyll-containing bacterium isolated from a saline lake. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1999, 49, 201-205.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Rubrimonas cliftonensis Suzuki et al. 1999, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) OCh 317 = CIP 105913 = JCM 10189 = NBRC 100047.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: D85834.
Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. cliftonensis, pertaining to Lake Clifton, Australia, the source of the type strain.
Valid publication: SUZUKI (T.), MUROGA (Y.), TAKAHAMA (M.), SHIBA (T.) and NISHIMURA (Y.): Rubrimonas cliftonensis gen. nov., sp. nov., an aerobic bacteriochlorophyll-containing bacterium isolated from a saline lake. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1999, 49, 201-205.
Original article in IJSEM Online