Genus Terrimonas
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 10
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).
Terrimonas Xie and Yokota 2006, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Terrimonas ferruginea (Sickles and Shaw 1934) Xie and Yokota 2006.
Etymology: L. n. terra, soil; L. fem. n. monas, a unit, monad; N.L. fem. n. Terrimonas, soil monad.
Valid publication: XIE (C.H.) and YOKOTA (A.): Reclassification of [Flavobacterium] ferrugineum as Terrimonas ferruginea gen. nov., comb. nov., and description of Terrimonas lutea sp. nov., isolated from soil. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 1117-1121.
Original article in IJSEM Online
→ Terrimonas Xie and Yokota 2006 emend. Zhang et al. 2012.
Reference: ZHANG (J.), GU (T.), ZHOU (Y.), HE (J.), ZHENG (L.Q.), LI (W.J.), HUANG (X.) and LI (S.P.): Terrimonas rubra sp. nov., isolated from a polluted farmland soil and emended description of the genus Terrimonas. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2012, 62, 2593-2597.
Original article in IJSEM Online
→ Terrimonas Xie and Yokota 2006 emend. Jin et al. 2013.
Reference: JIN (D.), WANG (P.), BAI (Z.), JIN (B.), YU (Z.), WANG (X.), ZHUANG (G.) and ZHANG (H.): Terrimonas pekingensis sp. nov., isolated from bulking sludge, and emended descriptions of the genus Terrimonas, Terrimonas ferruginea, Terrimonas lutea and Terrimonas aquatica. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2013, 63, 1658-1664.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Terrimonas aquatica Sheu et al. 2010, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) RIB1-6 = BCRC 17941 = LMG 24825.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: FJ347757.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. aquatica, living, growing or found in the water, aquatic.
Valid publication: SHEU (S.Y.), CHO (N.T.), ARUN (A.B.) and CHEN (W.M.): Terrimonas aquatica sp. nov., isolated from a freshwater spring. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 2705-2709.
Original article in IJSEM Online
→ Terrimonas aquatica Sheu et al. 2010 emend. Jin et al. 2013.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) RIB1-6 = BCRC 17941 = LMG 24825.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: FJ347757.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. aquatica, living, growing or found in the water, aquatic.
Reference: JIN (D.), WANG (P.), BAI (Z.), JIN (B.), YU (Z.), WANG (X.), ZHUANG (G.) and ZHANG (H.): Terrimonas pekingensis sp. nov., isolated from bulking sludge, and emended descriptions of the genus Terrimonas, Terrimonas ferruginea, Terrimonas lutea and Terrimonas aquatica. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2013, 63, 1658-1664.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Terrimonas arctica Jiang et al. 2014, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) R9-86=CCTCC AB 2011004=NRRL B-59114.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KJ631121.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. arctica, northern, from the Arctic, referring to the site where the type strain was isolated (Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard Archipelago, Norway).
Source: Environmental - soil.
Valid publication: JIANG, F., QIU, X., CHANG, X., QU, Z., REN, L., KAN, W., GUO, Y., FANG, C. and PENG, F. 2014. Terrimonas arctica sp. nov., isolated from Arctic tundra soil. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 64, 3798-3803.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Terrimonas crocea Kim et al. 2017, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) M1-33108=CCTCC AB 2016103=KCTC 52448.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KX139009.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. crocea, yellow.
Source: Environmental.
Valid publication: KIM, M. C., KANG, O. C., KIM, C. M., ZHANG, Y., LIU, Z., WEI, Z., HUANG, Y., DANZENG, W. and PENG, F. 2017. Terrimonas crocea sp. nov., isolated from the till of a high Arctic glacier. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 67, 868-874.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Terrimonas ferruginea (Sickles and Shaw 1934) Xie and Yokota 2006, comb. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) ATCC 13524= CCUG 33443 = DSM 30193 = IAM 15098 = JCM 21559 = LMG 4021 = NBRC 14992.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AM230484.
Basonym: ¤ Flavobacterium ferrugineum Sickles and Shaw 1934 (Approved Lists 1980).
Other synonym: "Pseudobacterium ferrugineum" (Sickles and Shaw 1934) Krasil'nikov 1949, "Empedobacter ferrugineum" (sic) (Sickles and Shaw 1934) Prévot 1961.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. ferruginea, rust-coloured.
Valid publication: XIE (C.H.) and YOKOTA (A.): Reclassification of [Flavobacterium] ferrugineum as Terrimonas ferruginea gen. nov., comb. nov., and description of Terrimonas lutea sp. nov., isolated from soil. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 1117-1121.
Original article in IJSEM Online
→ Terrimonas ferruginea (Sickles and Shaw 1934) Xie and Yokota 2006 emend. Jin et al. 2013.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) ATCC 13524= CCUG 33443 = DSM 30193 = IAM 15098 = JCM 21559 = LMG 4021 = NBRC 14992.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AM230484.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. ferruginea, rust-coloured.
Reference: JIN (D.), WANG (P.), BAI (Z.), JIN (B.), YU (Z.), WANG (X.), ZHUANG (G.) and ZHANG (H.): Terrimonas pekingensis sp. nov., isolated from bulking sludge, and emended descriptions of the genus Terrimonas, Terrimonas ferruginea, Terrimonas lutea and Terrimonas aquatica. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2013, 63, 1658-1664.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Terrimonas lutea Xie and Yokota 2006, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) DY = CCTCC AB205006 = IAM 15284 = JCM 21735.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB192292.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. lutea, golden-yellow.
Valid publication: XIE (C.H.) and YOKOTA (A.): Reclassification of [Flavobacterium] ferrugineum as Terrimonas ferruginea gen. nov., comb. nov., and description of Terrimonas lutea sp. nov., isolated from soil. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 1117-1121.
Original article in IJSEM Online
→ Terrimonas lutea Xie and Yokota 2006 emend. Jin et al. 2013.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) DY = CCTCC AB205006 = IAM 15284 = JCM 21735.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB192292.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. lutea, golden-yellow.
Reference: JIN (D.), WANG (P.), BAI (Z.), JIN (B.), YU (Z.), WANG (X.), ZHUANG (G.) and ZHANG (H.): Terrimonas pekingensis sp. nov., isolated from bulking sludge, and emended descriptions of the genus Terrimonas, Terrimonas ferruginea, Terrimonas lutea and Terrimonas aquatica. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2013, 63, 1658-1664.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Terrimonas pekingensis Jin et al. 2013, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) QH = CICC 10452 = NCCB 100397.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: JF834159.
Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. pekingensis, of or pertaining to Peking, the former English name of Beijing, where the type strain was isolated and studied.
Valid publication: JIN (D.), WANG (P.), BAI (Z.), JIN (B.), YU (Z.), WANG (X.), ZHUANG (G.) and ZHANG (H.): Terrimonas pekingensis sp. nov., isolated from bulking sludge, and emended descriptions of the genus Terrimonas, Terrimonas ferruginea, Terrimonas lutea and Terrimonas aquatica. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2013, 63, 1658-1664.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Terrimonas rhizosphaerae Han et al. 2017, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) CR94=KACC 17564=NCAIM B 025317.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: FJ772030.
Etymology: Gr. fem. n. rhiza, a root; L. fem. n. sphaera, ball, sphere; N.L. gen. fem. n. rhizosphaerae, of the rhizosphere, referring to the site from which the type strain was isolated.
Source: Environmental - soil.
Valid publication: HAN, S. I., LEE, Y. R., KIM, J. O. and WHANG, K. S. 2017. Terrimonas rhizosphaerae sp. nov., isolated from ginseng rhizosphere soil. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 67, 391-395.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Terrimonas rubra Zhang et al. 2012, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) M-8 = CCTCC AB 2010401 = KCTC 23299.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: JF803808.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. rubra, red, describing the colour of the cells.
Valid publication: ZHANG (J.), GU (T.), ZHOU (Y.), HE (J.), ZHENG (L.Q.), LI (W.J.), HUANG (X.) and LI (S.P.): Terrimonas rubra sp. nov., isolated from a polluted farmland soil and emended description of the genus Terrimonas. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2012, 62, 2593-2597.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Terrimonas soli Jiang et al. 2018, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) FL-8=CCTCC AB 2017059=JCM 32095.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: MF595514.
Etymology: L. gen. n. soli, of soil, the source of the type strain.
Source: Environmental - soil.
Valid publication: JIANG, W. K., LU, M. Y., CUI, M. D., WANG, X., WANG, H., YANG, Z. G., ZHU, S. J., ZHOU, Y. D., HU, G. and HONG, Q. 2018. Terrimonas soli sp. nov., isolated from farmland soil. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 68, 819-823.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Terrimonas terrae Kim et al. 2017, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) T16R-129=KACC 18787=JCM 31603.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KX417306.
Etymology: L. gen. n. terrae, of/from soil.
Source: Plant.
Valid publication: KIM, S. J., CHO, H., AHN, J. H., WEON, H. Y., JOA, J. H., HONG, S. B., SEOK, S. J., KIM, J. S. and KWON, S. W. 2017. Terrimonas terrae sp. nov., isolated from the rhizosphere of a tomato plant. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 67, 3105-3110.
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