Genus Tranquillimonas
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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").
Tranquillimonas Harwati et al. 2008, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Tranquillimonas alkanivorans Harwati et al. 2008.
Etymology: L. adj. tranquillus, quiet, calm, still; L. fem. n. monas, a unit, monad; N.L. fem. n. Tranquillimonas, a still monad.
Valid publication: HARWATI (T.U.), KASAI (Y.), KODAMA (Y.), SUSILANINGSIH (D.) and WATANABE (K.): Tranquillimonas alkanivorans gen. nov., sp. nov., an alkane-degrading bacterium isolated from Semarang Port in Indonesia. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 2118-2121.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Tranquillimonas alkanivorans Harwati et al. 2008, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) A34 = DSM 19547 = JCM 14836.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB302386.
Etymology: N.L. neut. n. alkanum, alkane; L. part. adj. vorans, devouring; N.L. part. adj. alkanivorans, alkane-degrading.
Valid publication: HARWATI (T.U.), KASAI (Y.), KODAMA (Y.), SUSILANINGSIH (D.) and WATANABE (K.): Tranquillimonas alkanivorans gen. nov., sp. nov., an alkane-degrading bacterium isolated from Semarang Port in Indonesia. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 2118-2121.
Original article in IJSEM Online