Chthonomonadetes Lee et al. 2011
General information
Name
Chthonomonadetes
Valid publication
2011
Lineage
Root.
Bacteria.
Armatimonadetes.
Chthonomonadetes
Nomenclature type
Chthonomonadales
Etymology
N.L. fem. pl. n. <i>Chthonomonadales</i>, type order of the class; N.L. fem. pl. n. <i>Chthonomonadetes</i>, class of the order <i>Chthonomonadales</i>.
Description and emendation
Original Description
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The class Chthonomonadetes is defined on a phylogenetic basis by comparative 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis of one isolated strain and uncultured representatives from multiple terrestrial and aquatic habitats.
Subdivision(s)
References
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Lee, K.C.-Y., Dunfield, P.F., Morgan, X.C., Crowe, M.A., Houghton, K.M., Vyssotski, M., Ryan, J.L.J., Lagutin, K., McDonald, I.R., and Stott, M.B. Chthonomonas calidirosea gen. nov., sp. nov., an aerobic, pigmented, thermophilic micro-organism of a novel bacterial class, Chthonomonadetes classis. nov., of the newly described phylum Armatimonadetes originally designated candidate division OP10. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. (2011) 61:2482-2490.[DOI:10.1099/ijs.0.027235-0]
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