Eudoraea Alain et al. 2008
General information
Name
Eudoraea
Valid publication
2008
Nomenclature type
Eudoraea adriatica
Etymology
N.L. fem. n. <i>Eudora</i>, a sea goddess in Greek mythology; N.L. fem. n. <i>Eudoraea</i>, named after Eudora.
Description and emendation
Original Description
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Cells are Gram-negative, non-spore-forming, non-motile, non-gliding rods. Pigments are not produced. Aerobic and chemoorganoheterotrophic. Catalase- and oxidase-positive. Mesophilic. Neutrophilic. Require NaCl for growth. The predominant quinone is MK-6. Polar lipids include phosphatidylethanolamine. Major fatty acids are iso-C15:1 G, iso-C15:0, iso-C15:0 3-OH, iso-C17:1 ω9c, iso-C17:0 3-OH and summed feature 3. The G+C content of the DNA is close to 39 mol%.
Subdivision(s)
MID | Name | Rank | Taxon ID |
---|---|---|---|
MSG100653 | 'Eudoraea bacterium' | Species | |
M020504010444001 | Eudoraea adriatica | Species | 446681 |
References
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Alain, K., Intertaglia, L., Catala, P., and Lebaron, P. Eudoraea adriatica gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel marine bacterium of the family Flavobacteriaceae. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. (2008) 58:2275-2281.[DOI:10.1099/ijs.0.65446-0]
[PMID:18842840]