Species names derived from present participles A-M

Species epithets whose last component is a present participle (usually ending in -ens or -ans) can be in any gender. They are treated like Group B adjectives and belong to the third declension. The actual gender is determined by the gender of the genus name [Rule 12c (1)]. One part of the list of epithets formed in that manner is provided below. Genus names and subspecies names derived from present participles are not listed here. A special case is genes, which originally is an Ancient Greek suffix meaning "born from" but is nowadays mainly used as a Neolatin suffix meaning "producing". See also the LPSN introductory page on forming names.

In the case of a new combination these epithets must not be adapted to the gender of the genus name. This is a special case of Group B adjectives.

Acidithiobacillus ferriduransAcidocella aluminiiduransActinacidiphila acididuransAdhaeribacter radioduransAlcalilimnicola haloduransAlkalihalobacillus haloduransAlkalilimnicola halodurans corrig.Alsobacter metalliduransAmycolatopsis acididuransAridibacter famiduransArthrobacter haloduransBacillus haloduransBacillus psychroduransBacillus saliduransBacillus sporothermodurans"Bacillus xerothermodurans"Companilactobacillus haloduransCupriavidus metalliduransDeinococcus radioduransDesulfosporosinus acididuransDesulfosporosinus metalliduransDyella haloduransDyella psychroduransEnterococcus duransFalsiroseomonas selenitiduransFerdinandcohnia salidurans corrig.Flavobacterium aciduransFredinandcohnia salidurans"Candidatus Gallionella acididurans"Halalkalibacterium haloduransHalomonas haloduransHalomonas zinciduransHalorubrum haloduransHeyndrickxia sporothermodurans"Hymenobacter radiodurans"Lactobacillus haloduransLentibacillus haloduransMaribacter cobaltiduransMarinobacter haloduransMarivibrio haloduransMesorhizobium metalliduransMethanobrevibacter acididuransMethylobacterium durans"Methylobacterium radiodurans"Microbacterium radiodurans"Micrococcus radiodurans"Micromonospora nickelidurans"Modicisalibacter zincidurans"Nocardia acididuransPaenibacillus xerothermoduransPararoseomonas radioduransPediococcus ethanolidurans"Pseudomonas halodurans"Psychrobacillus psychroduransPsychrobacter haloduransRalstonia metalliduransRhizobium metalliduransRoseivivax haloduransRoseomonas radioduransRoseomonas selenitiduransSalinicoccus haloduransSphingomonas radioduransStreptococcus duransStreptomyces acididuransStreptomyces plumbiduransThalassococcus haloduransWautersia metallidurans

Acetobacter liquefaciensAcetobacter liquefaciensAchromobacter aegrifaciensAcidisphaera rubrifaciensAdlercreutzia equolifaciens"Aerobacter liquefaciens"Alteromonas nigrifaciensAlteromonas putrefaciensAquibacter zeaxanthinifaciensArthrobacter ureafaciensAureobacterium liquefaciensBacillus acidinfaciensBacillus pulvifaciens"Bacillus putrefaciens""Bacterium flaccumfaciens"Bacteroides acidifaciens"Bacteroides aerofaciens"Bacteroides propionicifaciensBrenneria rubrifaciensBrevibacterium liquefaciensClostridium putrefaciensCollinsella aerofaciensCorynebacterium flaccumfaciensCorynebacterium liquefaciensCorynebacterium mucifaciens"Corynebacterium ureafaciens"Cosenzaea myxofaciensCurtobacterium flaccumfaciensDialister propionicifaciens"Eberthella alcalifaciens"Ellagibacter isourolithinifaciens"Candidatus Endobryopsis kahalalidifaciens" corrig."Candidatus Endohaliclona renieramycinifaciens""Enterobacter liquefaciens"Erwinia rubrifaciensEubacterium aerofaciens"Ferrovum myxofaciens"Globicatella sulfidifaciensGluconacetobacter liquefaciens corrig.Gluconoacetobacter liquefaciens"Gluconobacter liquefaciens" corrig."Gluconobacter liquifaciens"Gordonibacter urolithinfaciensKitasatospora aureofaciens"Kitasatospora viridifaciens""Lacicoccus halitifaciens"Lactobacillus kefiranofaciensMesoflavibacter zeaxanthinifaciensMicrobacterium liquefaciensMicromonospora viridifaciensMycoplasma lipofaciensMycoplasma putrefaciensMycoplasmopsis lipofaciensNatronorubrum sulfidifaciensNubsella zeaxanthinifaciensPaenarthrobacter ureafaciensPaenibacillus pulvifaciensParabacteroides acidifaciens"Parabacteroides acidifaciens"Paracoccus carotinifaciensParacoccus zeaxanthinifaciens"Pedobacter zeaxanthinifaciens"Propionibacterium acidifaciensProteus myxofaciensProvidencia alcalifaciensPseudoalteromonas nigrifaciensPseudomonas aureofaciensRhizomonas suberifaciensRhizorhapis suberifaciensRobiginitalea myxolifaciensRubritalea squalenifaciensRuminococcus flavefaciensSalinicoccus halitifaciensSerratia liquefaciens"Serratia liquifaciens""Serratia surfactantfaciens"Shewanella putrefaciensSiansivirga zeaxanthinifaciensSiminovitchia acidinfaciensSlackia equolifaciensSphingobium suberifaciensSphingomicrobium astaxanthinifaciensSphingomonas astaxanthinifaciensSphingomonas carotinifaciensSphingomonas floccifaciens"Sphingomonas nostoxanthinifaciens"Sphingomonas spermidinifaciensSphingomonas suberifaciensStreptomyces albofaciensStreptomyces ambofaciensStreptomyces aureofaciens"Streptomyces coriofaciens"Streptomyces graminofaciensStreptomyces melanosporofaciensStreptomyces nigrifaciensStreptomyces phaeofaciens"Streptomyces rimofaciens"Streptomyces roseifaciensStreptomyces sulfonofaciens"Streptoverticillium rimofaciens"Sulfobacillus benefaciensTreponema succinifaciensZobellia alginiliquefaciens

"Abyssisolibacter fermentans"Acetobacter oryzifermentansAcidaminococcus fermentansActinotalea fermentansAlkalibacter saccharofermentansAlkaliphilus peptidifermentans corrig.Anaeropeptidivorans aminofermentansAnaerotignum lactatifermentansAnoxybacter fermentans"Bacillus bifermentans"Bacillus glycinifermentans"Candidatus Bathycorpusculum fermentans"Brachybacterium tyrofermentans"Candidatus Brevefilum fermentans"Brevibacterium fermentans"Candidatus Brevifilum fermentans" corrig."Candidatus Caldatribacterium saccharofermentans"Caproicibacter fermentansCaproicibacterium lactatifermentansCellulomonas fermentansClostridium bifermentans"Clostridium cellulofermentans"Clostridium lactatifermentansClostridium phytofermentansCorynebacterium afermentansCytophaga fermentansDesulfurococcus fermentansDyadobacter fermentansGallibacterium trehalosifermentansGeothrix fermentansGluconacetobacter sucrofermentansHalanaerobium fermentans corrig.Haloanaerobium fermentans"Komagatabacter sucrofermentans"Komagataeibacter sucrofermentans"Lachnoclostridium phytofermentans"Lactiplantibacillus fabifermentansLactobacillus bifermentansLactobacillus fabifermentansLactobacillus malefermentansLactobacillus oligofermentansLoigolactobacillus bifermentansLutispora saccharofermentansMacellibacteroides fermentansMycoplasma fermentansMycoplasmopsis fermentansPaludibaculum fermentansParaclostridium bifermentansPaucilactobacillus oligofermentansPelorhabdus rhamnosifermentansPelosinus fermentansProteiniphilum saccharofermentans"Candidatus Pseudoramibacter fermentans""Psychrosinus fermentans"Rhodoferax fermentansRodentibacter trehalosifermentansRoseiarcus fermentansRuminiclostridium herbifermentansSaccharicrinis fermentansSecundilactobacillus malefermentansStaphylococcus piscifermentansStreptococcus oligofermentansStreptomyces fructofermentansTepidibacillus fermentansVagococcus acidifermentansVariimorphobacter saccharofermentans

Acetomicrobium hydrogeniformansAcidaminobacter hydrogenoformansActinomadura sporangiiformansAestuariispira ectoiniformansAllisonella histaminiformansAnaerobaculum hydrogeniformansBacillus azotoformansBacillus ectoiniformans"Bacillus gonidiaformans""Bacterium zoogleiformans"Bacteroides zoogleoformans"Caecibacterium sporoformans"Caecibacterium sporoformansCalidifontibacillus azotoformansCapsularis zoogleiformansCapsularis zoogleoformans corrig.Carboxydothermus hydrogenoformansCereibacter azotoformansClostridium hydrogeniformans"Corynebacterium laevaniformans""Candidatus Defluviicoccus tetradiiformans" corrig.Dehalogenimonas etheniformans"Candidatus Dehalogenimonas etheniformans"Dulcicalothrix necridiiformansFaecalicoccus acidiformansFortiea necridiiformansFusobacterium gonidiaformans"Gallionella capsiferriformans""Halanaerobium hydrogeniformans""Halanaerobium hydrogenoformans""Luteovulum azotoformans"Luteovulum azotoformans"Candidatus Manganitrophus noduliformans"Meiothermus cateniformansMicrobacterium laevaniformans"Microbispora cellulosiformans"Nocardiopsis synnemataformans"Peteryoungia rosettiformans"Prevotella zoogleoformansProteinivorax hydrogeniformansPseudomonas azotoformansRhizobium rosettiformansRhodobacter azotoformansRuthenibacterium lactatiformansSchinkia azotoformans"Sporanaerobium hydrogeniformans"Streptomyces sporangiiformansStreptomyces synnematoformansSuicoccus acidiformansThermoanaerobacterium butyriciformansThermosipho globiformans

"Acetobacter polyoxogenes"Acetobacteroides hydrogenigenesActinobacillus succinogenesActinomadura nitritigenes"Actinomyces acetigenes""Actinomyces diastatochromogenes"Actinomyces pyogenesActinomyces pyogenesActinoplanes ianthinogenes"Acuformis alcaligenes"Aedoeadaptatus acetigenesAgrobacterium rhizogenesAlkalibaculum sporogenes"Anaerophilus nitritogenes""Aquipseudomonas alcaligenes"Aquitalea pelogenes"Candidatus Arcanobacter pyogenes"Arcanobacterium pyogenesAzomonas macrocytogenesAzomonotrichon macrocytogenesAzotobacter macrocytogenes"Bacillus necrogenes""Bacillus pyogenes""Bacillus scatologenes""Bacillus sporogenes""Bacterium ammoniagenes""Bacterium monocytogenes"Bacteroides helcogenesBacteroides propionicigenesBacteroides pyogenesBacteroides succinogenes"Beneckea gazogenes"Beneckea gazogenesBiomaibacter acetigenesBrevibacterium ammoniagenesCaminicella sporogenesChryseobacterium indologenesClostridium gasigenesClostridium nitritogenesClostridium scatologenesClostridium sporogenesClostridium sulfidigenesClostridium thermosulfurigenes corrig.Clostridium thermosulfurogenes"Collinsella acetigenes""Colobactrum aerogenes"Corynebacterium ammoniagenesCorynebacterium pyogenesCurtobacterium ammoniigenes"Dehalococcoides ethenogenes"Desulfocapsa thiozymogenesDesulfonispora thiosulfatigenesDorea acetigenesEnterobacter aerogenesErcella succinigenesEubacterium coprostanoligenesEubacterium nitritogenesFaecalicatena acetigenesFibrobacter succinogenesFlavobacterium ammoniigenesFlavobacterium indologenesFusobacterium necrogenesGeobacter thiogenes"Gluconacetobacter polyoxogenes"Hallerella succinigenesHalopelagius fulvigenesHaloplanus aerogenes"Helcococcus pyogenes"Kingella indologenesKlebsiella aerogenesLechevalieria aerocolonigenesLentzea aerocolonigenes"Leptothrix trichogenes"Listeria monocytogenesLysobacter enzymogenesMediterraneibacter butyricigenesMethylobacillus glycogenesMicrobispora amethystogenesMicrobispora chromogenesMoryella indoligenesMyceligenerans crystallogenesMycobacterium farcinogenesMycolicibacterium farcinogenesNatranaeroarchaeum sulfidigenes"Necromonas achromogenes""Nitrosopumilus cobalaminigenes""Nocardia aerocolonigenes"Nocardiopsis chromatogenesOlsenella scatoligenesOscillibacter acetigenesOscillibacter valericigenesOxalobacter formigenes"Paenibacillus tyraminigenes"Paludibacter propionicigenes"Pararoseomonas indoligenes"Pasteurella aerogenesPelagicoccus enzymogenesPelobacter seleniigenes"Phytomonas rhizogenes"Proteiniborus ethanoligenesProteiniphilum acetatigenes"Pseudogluconobacter saccharoketogenes"Pseudomonas alcaligenesPseudomonas bananamidigenesPseudomonas promysalinigenesPseudomonas sessilinigenesPseudomonas tensinigenesPseudomonas xantholysinigenesPsychrobacter fulvigenesPyrinomonas methylaliphatogenesRhizobium rhizogenesRhizobium tumorigenesSaccharofermentans acetigenesSaccharothrix aerocolonigenesSeleniibacterium seleniigenesSporanaerobacter acetigenesStaphylococcus chromogenesStreptacidiphilus melanogenesStreptococcus pyogenesStreptomyces achromogenes"Streptomyces aerocolonigenes"Streptomyces diastatochromogenes"Streptomyces dimorphogenes"Streptomyces fuscigenesStreptomyces indoligenesStreptomyces melanogenes"Streptomyces myxogenes"Streptomyces phaeogriseichromatogenesStreptomyces phaeoluteichromatogenesStreptomyces sparsogenesStreptosporangium amethystogenesSuttonella indologenesTepidibacter formicigenesThermoanaerobacterium thermosulfurigenes"Thermoanaerobacterium thermosulfurogenes"Thermosulfuriphilus ammonigenesToxothrix trichogenesTractidigestivibacter scatoligenesTrichlorobacter thiogenesTrueperella pyogenesVibrio aerogenesVibrio aphrogenesVibrio gazogenesVibrio succinogenesWolinella succinogenes

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