Alkalimonas
Alkalimonas is a genus in the phylum Pseudomonadota (Bacteria). Etymology
The name Alkalimonas derives from:
 Neo-Latin noun alkali (from Arabic al-qaliy), ashes of salt wort; Greek feminine gender noun monas (μονάς), nominally meaning "a unit", but in effect meaning a bacterium; Neo-Latin feminine gender noun Alkalimonas, alkaline monad. Members of the genus Alkalimonas can be referred to as alkalimonads (viz. Trivialisation of names). Species
The genus contains 3 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 A. amylolytica ( Ma et al. 2007,  (Type species of the genus). ;: Greek noun amulon, starch; Neo-Latin adjective lyticus -a -um (from Greek adjective lutikos (λυτικός) -ē -on), able to loose, able to dissolve; Neo-Latin feminine gender adjective amylolytica, starch dissolving.) A. collagenimarina ( Kurata et al. 2007, ; Neo-Latin noun collagenum, collagen; Latin adjective marinus -a -um, of the sea, marine; Neo-Latin feminine gender adjective collagenimarina, collagenolytic bacterium isolated from the sea.) A. delamerensis ( Ma et al. 2007, ;: Neo-Latin feminine gender adjective delamerensis, pertaining to Delamere estates, which include Lake Elmenteita (the source of the type strain), Kenya.) See also
 Bacterial taxonomy
 Microbiology

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Bacteria genera
Gammaproteobacteria
Enigmatic bacteria taxa