Mariprofundus Emerson et al. 2010
General information
Name
Mariprofundus
Valid publication
2010
Effective publication
2007
Lineage
Root.
Bacteria.
Proteobacteria.
Mariprofundus
Nomenclature type
Mariprofundus ferrooxydans
Etymology
L. n. <i>mare</i> -<i>is</i>, the sea; L. masc. adj. <i>profundus</i>, deep; N.L. masc. n. <i>Mariprofundus</i> (<i>sic</i>), intended to mean a deep-sea organism.
Description and emendation
Original Description
expand / minimize
Cells are motile curved rods that appear Gram-negative by transmission electron microscopy. Growth is obligately lithotrophic and requires Fe2+ as the energy source. Growth is oxygen dependent and requires marine salts.
Subdivision(s)
MID | Name | Rank | Taxon ID |
---|---|---|---|
M022500000001001 | Mariprofundus ferrooxydans | Species | 314344 |
References
1
Emerson, D., Rentz, J.A., Lilburn, T.G., Davis, R.E., Aldrich, H., Chan, C., and Moyer, C.L. A novel lineage of proteobacteria involved in formation of marine Fe-oxidizing microbial mat communities. PLoS ONE (2007) 2:e667.[DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0000667]
[PMID:17668050]
[PMCID:PMC1930151]
2
Validation List No. 135. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. (2010) 60:1985-1986.[DOI:10.1099/ijs.0.027557-0]