Robertkochia Hameed et al. 2014
General information
Name
Robertkochia
Valid publication
2014
Nomenclature type
Robertkochia marina
Etymology
N.L. fem. n. <i>Robertkochia</i>, after Robert Koch (1843-1910), a German pioneer in microbiology.
Description and emendation
Original Description
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Cells are Gram-staining-negative, strictly aerobic, non-spore-forming, chemoheterotrophic and mesophilic. Oxidase-positive and catalase-negative. Carotenoid pigments are present but flexirubin-type pigments are absent. Cells are non-flagellated, slender rods with rounded ends. The major fatty acids are iso-C15:1 G, iso-C15:0 and iso-C17:0 3-OH. The major polar lipids are PE, an unidentified aminolipid and two unidentified lipids. The major isoprenoid quinone is MK-6. The major polyamine is sym-homospermidine. The DNA G+C content of the type species is 47.1 mol%.
Subdivision(s)
MID | Name | Rank | Taxon ID |
---|---|---|---|
M02050401040P001 | Robertkochia marina | Species | 1227945 |
References
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Hameed, A., Shahina, M., Lin, S.-Y., Lai, W.-A., Liu, Y.-C., Hsu, Y.-H., Cheng, I-C., and Young, C.-C. Robertkochia marina gen. nov., sp. nov., of the family Flavobacteriaceae, isolated from surface seawater, and emended descriptions of the genera Joostella and Galbibacter. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. (2014) 64:533-539.[DOI:10.1099/ijs.0.054627-0]
[PMID:24126635]