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Herminiimonas

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Herminiimonas
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Herminiimonas

Fernandes et al. 2005
Type species
Herminiimonas fonticola
Species

H. aquatilis
H. fonticola
H. glaciei
H. arsenicoxydans
H. saxobsidens

Herminiimonas is a genus of bacteria in the Oxalobacteraceae family. It contains Betaproteobacteria that have been isolated from spring and mineral waters. The type species, H. fonticola, was first recovered from the borehole of bottled mineral water in eastern Portugal.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Fernandes C, Rainey FA, Nobre MF, Pinhal I, Folhas F, da Costa MS (September 2005). "Herminiimonas fonticola gen. nov., sp. nov., a Betaproteobacterium isolated from a source of bottled mineral water". Systematic and Applied Microbiology. 28 (7): 596–603. doi:10.1016/j.syapm.2005.03.013. PMID 16156117.