Murdochiella Ulger-Toprak et al. 2010
General information
Name
Murdochiella
Valid publication
2010
Lineage
Root.
Bacteria.
Firmicutes.
Clostridia.
Clostridiales.
Peptoniphilaceae.
Murdochiella
Nomenclature type
Murdochiella asaccharolytica
Etymology
N.L. fem. dim. n. <i>Murdochiella</i>, named to honour Dr David A. Murdoch, British microbiologist, who has contributed so much to our knowledge of anaerobic bacteriology.
Description and emendation
Original Description
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Cells are cocci, Gram-stain-positive and non-motile. Obligately anaerobic. Indole-positive. Catalase-negative and urease-negative. Nitrate is not reduced. Carbohydrates are not fermented. In PY and PYG broth, major amounts of lactic acid and moderate amounts of acetic, butyric and succinic acids are produced. Bile-sensitive. Do not hydrolyse aesculin or gelatin.
Subdivision(s)
MID | Name | Rank | Taxon ID |
---|---|---|---|
M021702011206001 | Murdochiella asaccharolytica | Species | 507844 |
M021702011206002 | Murdochiella vaginalis | Species | 1852373 |
References
1
Ulger-Toprak, N., Liu, C., Summanen, P.H., and Finegold, S.M. Murdochiella asaccharolytica gen. nov., sp. nov., a Gram-stain-positive, anaerobic coccus isolated from human wound specimens. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. (2010) 60:1013-1016.[DOI:10.1099/ijs.0.015909-0]
[PMID:19666803]