Mageeibacillus Austin et al. 2016
General information
Name
Mageeibacillus
Valid publication
2016
Effective publication
2015
Nomenclature type
Mageeibacillus indolicus
Etymology
N.L. n. <i>Mageea</i>, named after Magee; L. masc. n. <i>bacillus</i>, a rod; N.L. masc. n. <i>Mageeibacillus</i>, a rod isolated at Magee-Womens Research Institute, and where biochemical identification was performed.
Description and emendation
Original Description
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Mageeibacillus, a rod isolated at Magee-Womens Research Institute, and where biochemical identification was performed. Cells are Gram positive, catalase negative, oxidase negative, non-motile, asaccharolytic, obligately anaerobic, non-spore forming rods. Cellulose is not degraded. Optimal temperature range for growth is 35-42°C. Predominant fatty acids observed are unbranched saturated and unsaturated forms. The DNA G+C content of the type species is 44.2 mol%.
Subdivision(s)
MID | Name | Rank | Taxon ID |
---|---|---|---|
M021702011909001 | Mageeibacillus indolicus | Species | 884684 |
References
1
Austin, M.N., Rabe, L.K., Srinivasan, S., Fredricks, D.N., Wiesenfeld, H.C., and Hillier, S.L. Mageeibacillus indolicus gen. nov., sp. nov.: a novel bacterium isolated from the female genital tract. Anaerobe (2015) 32:37-42.[DOI:10.1016/j.anaerobe.2014.12.003]
[PMID:25482717]
[PMCID:PMC4385425]
2
Validation List No. 172. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. (2016) 66:4299-4305.[DOI:10.1099/ijsem.0.001585]