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Genus "Comamonas"
Name: "Comamonas" Miyamoto et al. 1961
Etymology: Co.ma’mo.nas. L. fem. n. monas, unit; N.L. fem. n. Comamonas, type genus of the family [probably better: Comimonas]
Gender, pronunciation: feminine (stem: Comamonad-), ko-MA-mo-nas
Original publication:
Miyamoto Y, Nakamura K, Takizawa K. Pathogenic halophiles. Proposals of a new genus "Oceanomonas" and of the amended species names. Japanese Journal of Microbiology 1961; 5:477-486. 
Nomenclatural status: not validly published
Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)
Correct name: Comamonas (ex Davis and Park 1962) De Vos et al. 1985
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind "Comamonas" Davis and Park 1962 homotypic synonym, not validly published Comamonas (ex Davis and Park 1962) De Vos et al. 1985 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- 🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Chmomonas"; "Comamenas"; "Comamon"; "Commamonas"; "Commonas"; "Comomonas"; "Cornamonas"; "Cornarnonas"; "Yomumonas".
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🧔 This taxon was discussed in a meeting of a Taxonomic Subcommittee of the ICSP.
Publication:
Hugh R, Sakazaki R. International Committee on Systematic Bacteriology. Subcommittee on the taxonomy of Vibrios. Minutes of the closed meeting, 3 September 1974, Tokyo, Japan. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1975; 25:389-391.
- 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 2". — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.
Parent taxon: Comamonadaceae Willems et al. 1991
Assigned by:
LPSN automated production system. The following publication is only one of the sources consulted.
It may or may not mention this taxon name. —
Willems A, De Ley J, Gillis M, Kersters K. Comamonadaceae, a new family encompassing the acidovorans rRNA complex, including Variovorax paradoxus gen. nov., comb. nov., for Alcaligenes paradoxus (Davis 1969). Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1991; 41:445-450. 🇧🇪
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Record number: 42925
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