title: Confirmation of Thiomonas delicata (formerly Thiobacillus delicatus) as a distinct species of the genus Thiomonas Moreira and Amils 1997 with comments on some species currently assigned to the genus.
abstract: The transfer of Thiobacillus delicatus to the genus Thiomonas as a distinct species, Thiomonas delicata (type strain NBRC 14566T), is confirmed by its morphological and physiological properties, DNA-DNA hybridization and the grouping of its 16S rRNA gene sequence with those of other species of the genus. An emended formal description of Thiomonas delicata is given. The status of Thiomonas cuprina DSM 5495T as a member of the genus is reconsidered.
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental and Natural Resource Science, Graduate School of Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Fuchu, Tokyo 183-8509, Japan.
authors.forename: Yoko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Katayama
authors.affiliation: NITE Biological Resource Center, National Institute of Technology and Evaluation, 2-5-8 Kazusakamatari, Kisarazu-shi, Chiba 292-0818, Japan.
authors.forename: Yoshihito
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Uchino
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, King's College London Dental Institute at Guy's, King's College and St Thomas' Hospitals, Floor 28 Guy's Tower, Guy's Campus, London SE1 9RT, UK.
authors.forename: Ann P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Wood
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Sciences, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK.
authors.forename: Donovan P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Kelly
mesh_terms: D018053:Arsenites / Q000378:metabolism; D001482:Base Composition; D020562:Betaproteobacteria / Q000737:chemistry / Q000145:classification* / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry; D020459:Genes, rRNA; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007501:Iron / Q000378:metabolism; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009068:Movement; D009693:Nucleic Acid Hybridization; D009930:Organic Chemicals / Q000378:metabolism; D010802:Phylogeny; D011809:Quinones / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; D013457:Sulfur Compounds / Q000378:metabolism; D013696:Temperature
chemical_list: D018053:Arsenites; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D005227:Fatty Acids; D009930:Organic Chemicals; D011809:Quinones; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; D013457:Sulfur Compounds; D007501:Iron; C015001:arsenite