Albimonas

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Albimonas
Scientific classification
Domain:
Bacteria
Phylum:
"Proteobacteria"
Class:
Alphaproteobacteria
Order:
Rhodobacterales
Family:
Rhodobacteraceae
Genus:
Albimonas
Type species
A. donghaensis

Albimonas is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).[1]

Etymology[]

The name Albimonas derives from:
Latin adjective albus, white; Greek feminine gender noun monas (μονάς), monad, unit; New Latin feminine gender noun Albimonas, white monad.[2]

Members of the genus Albimonas can be referred to as albimonads (viz. Trivialisation of names).

Species[]

The genus contains a single species,[2] namely ( Lim et al. 2008, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin feminine gender adjective donghaensis, belonging to Donghae, where the organism was isolated.)[3]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Classification of Genera AC entry in LPSN; Euzéby, J.P. (1997). "List of Bacterial Names with Standing in Nomenclature: a folder available on the Internet". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 47 (2): 590–2. doi:10.1099/00207713-47-2-590. PMID 9103655.
  2. ^ a b Albimonas entry in LPSN; Euzéby, J.P. (1997). "List of Bacterial Names with Standing in Nomenclature: a folder available on the Internet". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 47 (2): 590–2. doi:10.1099/00207713-47-2-590. PMID 9103655.
  3. ^ Lim, J. -M.; Jeon, C. O.; Jang, H. H.; Park, D. -J.; Shin, Y. K.; Yeo, S. -H.; Kim, C. -J. (2008). "Albimonas donghaensis gen. Nov., sp. Nov., a non-photosynthetic member of the class Alphaproteobacteria isolated from seawater". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 58 (Pt 1): 282–285. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.65429-0. PMID 18175722.
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