Tamlana

Tamlana is a genus in the phylum Bacteroidota (Bacteria).[1] Two species have been described so far: T. agarivorans and T. crocina.[2][3][4]

Tamlana
Scientific classification
Domain:
Bacteria
Phylum:
Bacteroidota
Class:
Flavobacteriia
Order:
Flavobacteriales
Family:
Flavobacteriaceae
Genus:
Tamlana
Type species
T. crocina

As all members of the Bacteroidota they are Gram negative.[3][4][5]'

They are non-flaggelate rod shaped, produced non-diffusible carotenoids (446 nm max abs, giving T. crocina its name) and use MK-6 as the respiratory quinone.

Etymology

The name Tamlana derives from:

New Latin feminine gender noun Tamlana, named after Tamla, the old name for Jeju Island, referring to the region where the bacterium was isolated.[2]

The specific epithets of the species are

  • T. agarivorans: New Latin noun agarum, agar, algal polysaccharide; Latin v. vorare, to devour, to digest; New Latin participle adjective agarivorans, agar-devouring.[3]
  • T. crocina: Latin feminine gender adjective crocina, saffron-coloured.[4]

See also

References
  1. Classification of Genera SZ 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. Tamlana 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. Yoon, J. -H.; Kang, S. -J.; Lee, M. -H.; Oh, T. -K. (2008). "Tamlana agarivorans sp. nov., isolated from seawater off Jeju Island in Korea". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 58 (8): 1892–1895. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.65704-0. PMID 18676475.
  4. Lee, S. D. (2007). "Tamlana crocina gen. nov., sp. nov., a marine bacterium of the family Flavobacteriaceae, isolated from beach sediment in Korea". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 57 (4): 764–769. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.64720-0. PMID 17392203.
  5. Madigan M, Martinko J (editors) (2006). Brock Biology of Microorganisms (11th ed.). Prentice Hall. ISBN 0-13-144329-1. {{cite book}}: |author= has generic name (help)


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