Marixanthomonas Romanenko et al. 2007
General information
Name
Marixanthomonas
Valid publication
2007
Nomenclature type
Marixanthomonas ophiurae
Etymology
L. n. <i>mare</i>, the sea; Gr. adj. <i>xanthos</i>, yellow; Gr. fem. n. <i>monas</i>, a unit, monad; N.L. fem. n. <i>Marixanthomonas</i>, a marine yellow monad.
Description and emendation
Original Description
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Cells are Gram-negative, non-motile, non-spore-forming rods. Strictly aerobic. Oxidase-positive and catalase-positive. Yellow-pigmented. Flexirubin pigments are not produced. Chemoorganotrophic, with an absolute requirement for sodium ions. Halophilic. The predominant menaquinone is MK-6. Polar lipids consist of sphingolipid, phosphatidylethanolamine, lysophosphatidylethanolamine, aminophospholipid and an unknown lipid. The major cellular fatty acids are 3-OH i16:0, 3-OH i17:0, 3-OH a17:0, 16:0 and 18:0. Isolated from the marine environment. The DNA G+C content of the type species is 37.3 mol%.
Subdivision(s)
MID | Name | Rank | Taxon ID |
---|---|---|---|
M020504010488001 | Marixanthomonas ophiurae | Species | 387659 |
References
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Romanenko, L.A., Uchino, M., Frolova, G.M., and Mikhailov, V.V. Marixanthomonas ophiurae gen. nov., sp. nov., a marine bacterium of the family Flavobacteriaceae isolated from a deep-sea brittle star. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. (2007) 57:457-462.[DOI:10.1099/ijs.0.64662-0]
[PMID:17329768]