Vicingus Wiese et al. 2018
General information
Name
Vicingus
Valid publication
2018
Nomenclature type
Vicingus serpentipes
Etymology
N.L. masc. n. <i>Vicingus</i>, the Viking, seafaring people from northern European countries.
Description and emendation
Original Description
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Bacteria of this genus are mesophilic chemoheterotrophic bacteria with a typical marine growth response. Metabolism is strictly aerobic. Cells are rod-shaped, occasionally coccoid. They are motile by means of gliding, Gram-negative, oxidase and catalase positive. The DNA G+C content is as low as 31.0 mol%.
Subdivision(s)
MID | Name | Rank | Taxon ID |
---|---|---|---|
M020504010306001 | Vicingus serpentipes | Species | 1926625 |
References
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Wiese, J., Saha, M., Wenzel-Storjohann, A., Weinberger, F., Schmaljohann, R., and Imhoff, J.F. Vicingus serpentipes gen. nov., sp. nov., a new member of the Flavobacteriales from the North Sea. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. (2018) 68(1):333-340.[DOI:10.1099/ijsem.0.002509]
[PMID:29205136]