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Genus "Denitromonas"
Name: "Denitromonas" Orla-Jensen 1909
Etymology: De.ni.tro’mo.nas. N.L. fem. n. Denitromonas, unit descending from nitrogen, which refers to the ability of all members from the genus to obtain energy through dissimilatory nitrate reduction to N 2 gas
Gender, pronunciation (Latin): feminine (stem: Denitromonad-), de-ni-TRO-mo-nas
Type species: "Denitromonas denitrificans" (Hohl 1906) Orla-Jensen 1909
Original publication: Orla-Jensen S. Die Hauptlinien des natürlichen Bakteriensystems. Centralblatt f. Bakt. etc. II. Abt. 1909; 22:305-346.
Nomenclatural status: not validly published
Taxonomic status: preferred name (not correct name)
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Notes:
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🧕 Lew et al. (2012) assigned this genus to the family Rhodocyclaceae Garrity et al. 2006.
Publication:
Lew B, Stief P, Beliavski M, Ashkenazi A, Svitlica O, Khan A, Tarre S, de Beer D, Green M. Characterization of denitrifying granular sludge with and without the addition of external carbon source. Bioresour Technol 2012; 124:413-420.
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- 😡 This taxon name is a homonym of Denitromonas (ex Orla-Jensen 1909) Reyes-Umana and Coates 2024.
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🧍 Lew et al. (2012) found this genus in denitrifying granular sludge.
Publication:
Lew B, Stief P, Beliavski M, Ashkenazi A, Svitlica O, Khan A, Tarre S, de Beer D, Green M. Characterization of denitrifying granular sludge with and without the addition of external carbon source. Bioresour Technol 2012; 124:413-420. 🇮🇱
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🧕 Lew et al. (2012) assigned this genus to the family Rhodocyclaceae Garrity et al. 2006.
Publication:
Lew B, Stief P, Beliavski M, Ashkenazi A, Svitlica O, Khan A, Tarre S, de Beer D, Green M. Characterization of denitrifying granular sludge with and without the addition of external carbon source. Bioresour Technol 2012; 124:413-420.
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 0
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 0
Total number of child taxa: 3
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status "Denitromonas aromaticus" Loy et al. 2005 not validly published preferred name "Denitromonas denitrificans" (Hohl 1906) Orla-Jensen 1909 not validly published preferred name "Denitromonas indolicum" Lew et al. 2012 not validly published preferred name
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