Carnimonas
Carnimonas is a genus in the phylum Pseudomonadota (Bacteria).[1]
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| Genus: | Carnimonas |
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| C. nigrificans | |
Etymology
The name Carnimonas derives from:
- Latin noun caro carnis, flesh, meat; Latin feminine gender noun monas (μονάς), nominally meaning "a unit", but in effect meaning a bacterium; New Latin feminine gender noun Carnimonas, a monad of meat.[2]
Members of the genus Carnimonas can be referred to as carnimonad (viz. Trivialisation of names).
Species
The genus contains a single species,[2] namely C. nigrificans ( Garriga et al. 1998, (Type species of the genus).;: Latin participle adjective nigrificans, making black.)[3]
See also
- Bacterial taxonomy
- Microbiology
References
- 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.
- Carnimonas 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.
- "Carnimonas nigrificans gen. nov., sp. nov., a bacterial causative agent for black spot formation on cured meat products -- Garriga et al. 48 (3): 677 -- International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology". Archived from the original on 2008-08-29. Retrieved 2011-05-28.
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