Zobellia Barbeyron et al. 2001
General information
Name
Zobellia
Valid publication
2001
Nomenclature type
Zobellia galactanivorans
Etymology
N.L. fem. n. <i>Zobellia</i>, named after C.E. ZoBell, who has isolated and characterized numerous marine bacteria, notably [<i>Cytophaga</i>] <i>uliginosa</i> in 1944, and for his general contribution to the taxonomy of marine bacteria.
Description and emendation
Original Description
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Marine bacteria with Gram-negative cells consisting of non-spore-forming rods (0.2 by 1.5-8.0 µm). Colonies are yellow or orange and possess a flexirubin-type pigment. Cells do not possess flagella but exhibit a gliding motility, are chemoorganotrophic and heterotrophic. Metabolism is respiratory, not fermentative and strictly aerobic, with oxygen as electron acceptor. Nitrate is reduced to nitrite. Cells hydrolyse the galactans from red seaweeds such as agar, κ-carrageenan and ι-carrageenan. Do not hydrolyse crystalline or amorphous cellulose. Produce acid from many carbohydrates. The G+C content of the genomic DNA ranges from 42 to 44 mol%.
Subdivision(s)
MID | Name | Rank | Taxon ID |
---|---|---|---|
M02050401041W002 | Zobellia amurskyensis | Species | 248905 |
M02050401041W001 | Zobellia galactanivorans | Species | 63186 |
M02050401041W003 | Zobellia laminariae | Species | 248906 |
M02050401041W004 | Zobellia russellii | Species | 248907 |
M02050401041W005 | Zobellia uliginosa | Species | 143224 |
References
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Barbeyron, T., L'Haridon, S., Corre, E., Kloareg, B. and Potin, P. Zobellia galactanovorans gen. nov., sp. nov., a marine species of Flavobacteriaceae isolated from a red alga, and classification of [Cytophaga] uliginosa Reichenbach 1989 as Zobellia uliginosa gen. nov., comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. (2001) 51:985-997.[DOI:10.1099/00207713-51-3-985]
[PMID:11411725]