Genus Tolumonas
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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").
Tolumonas Fischer-Romero et al. 1996, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Tolumonas auensis Fischer-Romero et al. 1996.
Etymology: N.L. n. toluolum, toluol (German for toluene); L. fem. n. monas, monad unit; N.L. fem. n. Tolumonas, toluene-producing
unit.
Reference: FISCHER-ROMERO (C.), TINDALL (B.J.) and JÜTTNER (F.): Tolumonas auensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a toluene-producing bacterium from anoxic sediments of a freshwater lake. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1996, 46, 183-188.
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→ Tolumonas Fischer-Romero et al. 1996 emend. Caldwell et al. 2011.
Reference: CALDWELL (M.E.), ALLEN (T.D.), LAWSON (P.A.) and TANNER (R.S.): Tolumonas osonensis sp. nov., isolated from anoxic freshwater sediment, and emended description of the genus Tolumonas. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2011, 61, 2659-2663.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Tolumonas auensis Fischer-Romero et al. 1996, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) TA 4 = DSM 9187.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: CP001616 (complete genome).
Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. auensis, pertaining to Lake Au, the location of the first isolation of this organism.
Valid publication: FISCHER-ROMERO (C.), TINDALL (B.J.) and JÜTTNER (F.): Tolumonas auensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a toluene-producing bacterium from anoxic sediments of a freshwater lake. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1996, 46, 183-188.
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Tolumonas lignilytica corrig. Billings et al. 2016, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) BRL6-1=ATCC TSD-11=DSM 100457.
Sequence accession no. (whole genome shotgun sequencing project) for the type strain: NZ_AZUK01000001.
Whole-genome sequence accession no.: NZ_AZUK01000001.
Etymology: L. neut. n. lignum, wood; Gr. adj. lytikos, loosening, dissolving; N.L. fem. adj. lignilytica, splitting lignin.
Source: Environmental - soil.
Valid publication: VALIDATION LIST no. 172. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 66 (2016), 4299–4305.
Validation List Online
Effective publication: Billings, A. F., Fortney, J. L., Hazen, T. C., Simmons, B., Davenport, K. W., Goodwin, L., Ivanova, N., Kyrpides, N. C., Mavromatis, K., Woyke, T. and DeAngelis, K. M. 2015. Genome sequence and description of the anaerobic lignin-degrading bacterium Tolumonas lignolytica sp. nov. Stand. Genomic Sci. 10, 106.
Effective publication Online
Note: Epithet and etymology corrected on validation.
Tolumonas osonensis Caldwell et al. 2011, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) OCF 7 = OCF7 = ATCC BAA-1908 = DSM 22975.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: GU370947.
Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. osonensis, of or pertaining to Oso Creek, Corpus Christi, Texas, USA, where the type strain was isolated.
Valid publication: CALDWELL (M.E.), ALLEN (T.D.), LAWSON (P.A.) and TANNER (R.S.): Tolumonas osonensis sp. nov., isolated from anoxic freshwater sediment, and emended description of the genus Tolumonas. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2011, 61, 2659-2663.
Original article in IJSEM Online