Genus Silicimonas
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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").
Silicimonas Crenn et al. 2016, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Silicimonas algicola Crenn et al. 2016.
Etymology: L. n. silex, silica; L. fem. n. monas, a monad, a unit; N.L. fem. n. Silicimonas, a monad isolated from silica.
Valid publication: CRENN, K., SERPIN, D., LEPLEUX, C., OVERMANN, J. and JEANTHON, C. 2016. Silicimonas algicola gen. nov., sp. nov., a member of the Roseobacter clade isolated from the cell surface of the marine diatom Thalassiosira delicatula. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 66, 4580-4588.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Silicimonas algicola Crenn et al. 2016, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) KC90B=DSM 103371=RCC 4681.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KU926270.
Whole-genome sequence accession no. for the type strain: .
Etymology: L. fem. n. alga, alga or seaweed; L. suff. -cola, from L. n. incola, an inhabitant or dweller; N. L. fem. n. algicola, alga dweller.
Source: Environmental - marine.
Valid publication: CRENN, K., SERPIN, D., LEPLEUX, C., OVERMANN, J. and JEANTHON, C. 2016. Silicimonas algicola gen. nov., sp. nov., a member of the Roseobacter clade isolated from the cell surface of the marine diatom Thalassiosira delicatula. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 66, 4580-4588.
Original article in IJSEM Online