Mesoflavibacter Asker et al. 2008
General information
Name
Mesoflavibacter
Valid publication
2008
Effective publication
2007
Nomenclature type
Mesoflavibacter zeaxanthinifaciens
Etymology
Gr. adj. <i>mesos</i>, middle; L. adj. <i>flavus</i>, yellow; N.L. masc. n. <i>bacter</i>, rod; N.L. masc. n. <i>Mesoflavibacter</i>, a yellow, rod-like bacterium with middle temperature growth.
Description and emendation
Original Description
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Gram-negative, non-spore-forming rods motile by gliding. Strictly aerobic. Catalase- and oxidase-positive. MK-6 is the only respiratory quinone. Carotenoid pigments are produced, but not flexirubin-type pigments. The G+C content of the type species is 32.0 mol%.
Subdivision(s)
MID | Name | Rank | Taxon ID |
---|---|---|---|
MSG083854 | 'Mesoflavibacter profundi' | Species | |
M020504010490002 | Mesoflavibacter aestuarii | Species | 1266046 |
M020504010490003 | Mesoflavibacter sabulilitoris | Species | 1520893 |
M020504010490001 | Mesoflavibacter zeaxanthinifaciens | Species | 393060 |
References
1
Asker, D., Beppu, T., and Ueda, K. Mesoflavibacter zeaxanthinifaciens gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel zeaxanthin-producing marine bacterium of the family Flavobacteriaceae. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. (2007) 30:291-296.[DOI:10.1016/j.syapm.2006.12.003]
[PMID:17276025]
2
Validation List No. 122. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. (2008) 58:1511-1512.[DOI:10.1099/ijs.0.2008/005389-0]
[PMID:18599683]