Oceanihabitans Zhang et al. 2016
General information
Name
Oceanihabitans
Valid publication
2016
Nomenclature type
Oceanihabitans sediminis
Etymology
L. masc. n. <i>oceanus</i>, the ocean; L. pres. part. <i>habitans</i>, inhabiting; N.L. part. adj. <i>oceanihabitans</i>, inhabitant of the ocean.
Description and emendation
Original Description
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Cells are Gram-stain-negative rods, often in short chains. Gliding motility. Absence of flagella, Absence of carotenoid pigments, presence of flexirubin-type pigments. Positive for cytochrome c oxidase and catalase. The predominant menaquinone is MK-6. The predominant cellular fatty acids are iso-C15:0 iso-C15:1G and iso-C17:0 3-OH. The polar lipid profile contains phosphatidylethanolamine, aminophospholipid, aminoglycolipid, two unidentified aminolipids and five unidentified polar lipids.
Subdivision(s)
MID | Name | Rank | Taxon ID |
---|---|---|---|
M020504010499001 | Oceanihabitans sediminis | Species | 1812012 |
References
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Zhang, D.-C., Liu, Y.-X., Huang, H.-J., Weber, K., Margesin, R. Oceanihabitans sediminis gen. nov., sp. nov., a member of the family Flavobacteriaceae isolated from the Yellow Sea. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol. (2016) 66:3400-3405.[DOI:10.1099/ijsem.0.001208]
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