Name: Thermomonas brevis Mergaert et al. 2003

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: bre’vis. L. fem. adj. brevis, short

Gender: feminine

Type strain: DSM 15422; LMG 21746

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16S rRNA gene: AJ519989 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Mergaert J, Cnockaert MC, Swings J. Thermomonas fusca sp. nov. and Thermomonas brevis sp. nov., two mesophilic species isolated from a denitrification reactor with poly(epsilon-caprolactone) plastic granules as fixed bed, and emended description of the genus Thermomonas. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:1961-1966.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 53, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:309-311.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — 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.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 6 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Thermomonas Busse et al. 2002

Assigned by: Mergaert J, Cnockaert MC, Swings J. Thermomonas fusca sp. nov. and Thermomonas brevis sp. nov., two mesophilic species isolated from a denitrification reactor with poly(epsilon-caprolactone) plastic granules as fixed bed, and emended description of the genus Thermomonas. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:1961-1966.

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Record number: 782602