Pragia Aldová et al. 1988
General information
Name
Pragia
Valid publication
1988
Nomenclature type
Pragia fontium
Etymology
N.L. fem. n. <i>Pragia</i>, named after Prague, the city in which strains of the genus were identified.
Description and emendation
Original Description
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strains are gram-negative, oxidase-negative, catalase-positive, peritrichous, fermentative rods that conform to the definition of the family Enterobacteriaceae. Gluconate is oxidized, H2S is produced (except for strain DRL 25577). Positive for the Simmons citrate test; negative for the Voges-Proskauer and tyrosine clearing tests.
Subdivision(s)
MID | Name | Rank | Taxon ID |
---|---|---|---|
M022506080103001 | Pragia fontium | Species | 82985 |
References
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Aldova, E., Hausner, O., Brenner, D.J., Kocmoud, Z., Schindler, J., Potuznikova, B., and Petras, P. Pragia fontium gen. nov., sp. nov. of the family Enterobacteriaceae, isolated from water. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. (1988) 38:183-189.[DOI:10.1099/00207713-38-2-183]