Name: Acidomonas methanolica (Uhlig et al. 1986) Urakami et al. 1989

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Acetobacter methanolicus Uhlig et al. 1986

Etymology: N.L. neut. n. methanol, methanol; Gr. adj. suff. -icus -a -um, suffix used in adjectives with the sense of belonging to; N.L. fem. adj. methanolica, relating to methanol

Gender: feminine

Type strains: ATCC 43581; CCUG 37300; CIP 103167; DSM 5432; IMET 10945; JCM 6891; LMG 1668; NCCB 89007; NRIC 0498; strain MB 58; strain TK 0705; VKM B-2104

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB110702 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Urakami T, Tamaoka J, Suzuki KI, Komagata K. Acidomonas gen. nov., incorporating Acetobacter methanolicus as Acidomonas methanolica comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1989; 39:50-55.

Nomenclatural status: validly published

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Acetobacter methanolicus Uhlig et al. 1986	homotypic synonym, validly published

• Emendations:
  • Yamashita et al. 2004 Yamashita S, Uchimura T, Komagata K. Emendation of the genus Acidomonas Urakami, Tamaoka, Suzuki and Komagata 1989. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:865-870. Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 54, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:1427-1428.
  • Hördt et al. 2020 Hördt A, García-López M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schleuning M, Weinhold LM, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Göker M. Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria. Front. Microbiol. 2020; 11:468.
    Notes:
    • As of 2020-04-15 this emendation was not yet included in an IJSEM List of Changes in Taxonomic Opinion.

• Notes:
  • Nomenclatural type of the genus Acidomonas Urakami et al. 1989. Publication: Urakami T, Tamaoka J, Suzuki KI, Komagata K. Acidomonas gen. nov., incorporating Acetobacter methanolicus as Acidomonas methanolica comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1989; 39:50-55.

Parent taxon: Acidomonas Urakami et al. 1989

Assigned by: Urakami T, Tamaoka J, Suzuki KI, Komagata K. Acidomonas gen. nov., incorporating Acetobacter methanolicus as Acidomonas methanolica comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1989; 39:50-55.

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