Bauldia Yee et al. 2010
General information
Name
Bauldia
Valid publication
2010
Lineage
Root.
Bacteria.
Proteobacteria.
Alphaproteobacteria.
Rhizobiales.
Bauldia
Nomenclature type
Bauldia litoralis
Etymology
N.L. fem. n. <i>Bauldia</i>, of Bauld, named in honour of John Bauld, an Australian microbiologist who isolated, investigated and named members of the genus <i>Prosthecomicrobium</i> and <i>Planctomyces</i> <i>maris</i>.
Description and emendation
Original Description
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Gram-negative, budding prosthecate bacteria with numerous short appendages, less than 0.65 μm in length, extending from the cell surface. Aerobic and heterotrophic. Various carbon sources can be used for growth including some mono- and disaccharides and organic acids. Found in brackish water and soil habitats. DNA G+C content (mol%) is 66 to 69.
Subdivision(s)
MID | Name | Rank | Taxon ID |
---|---|---|---|
M022502090001002 | Bauldia consociata | Species | 616952 |
M022502090001001 | Bauldia litoralis | Species | 665467 |
References
1
Yee, B., Oertli, G.E., Fuerst, J.A., and Staley, J.T. Reclassification of the polyphyletic genus Prosthecomicrobium to form two novel genera, Vasilyevaea gen. nov. and Bauldia gen. nov. with four new combinations: Vasilyevaea enhydra comb. nov., Vasilyevaea mishustinii comb. nov., Bauldia consociata comb. nov. and Bauldia litoralis comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. (2010) 60:2960-2966.[DOI:10.1099/ijs.0.018234-0]
[PMID:20118292]
[PMCID:PMC3052453]