Tamlana Explained

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

As all members of the Bacteroidota they are Gram negative.^[1] '

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:

Neo-Latin feminine gender noun Tamlana, named after Tamla, the old name for Jeju Island, referring to the region where the bacterium was isolated.

The specific epithets of the species are

• T. agarivorans: Neo-Latin noun agarum, agar, algal polysaccharide; Latin v. vorare, to devour, to digest; Neo-Latin participle adjective agarivorans, agar-devouring.^[2]
• T. crocina: Latin feminine gender adjective crocina, saffron-coloured.^[3]

See also

• Bacterial taxonomy
• Microbiology

Notes and References

1. Book: Madigan M, Martinko J (editors) . Brock Biology of Microorganisms . 11th . Prentice Hall . 2006 . 0-13-144329-1 .
2. Yoon . J. -H. . Kang . S. -J. . Lee . M. -H. . Oh . T. -K. . Tamlana agarivorans sp. nov., isolated from seawater off Jeju Island in Korea . International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology . 58 . 8 . 1892–1895 . 2008 . 10.1099/ijs.0.65704-0 . 18676475. free .
3. Lee . S. D. . 10.1099/ijs.0.64720-0 . 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 . 2007 . 17392203. free .