Deefgea

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Deefgea
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Deefgea
Type species
Deefgea rivuli
Species

D. chitinilytica
D. rivuli

Deefgea is a genus of bacteria in the phylum Pseudomonadota. [1] Deefgea are described as Gram-negative, rod-shaped, facultative anaerobes which generally occur singly. [2] Deefgea are motile, either by a single flagellum or two polar flagella. They are both catalase and oxidase positive. [2]

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Etymology

The name Deefgea derives from:

Neo-Latin feminine gender noun Deefgea, arbitrary name derived from the acronym DFG for Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Science Foundation). [3]

The genus contains 2 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely [3]

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References

  1. Classification of Genera DL entry in LPSN ; Euzéby, J.P. (1997). "List of Bacterial Names with Standing in Nomenclature: a folder available on the Internet". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 47 (2): 590–2. doi: 10.1099/00207713-47-2-590 . PMID   9103655.
  2. 1 2 3 Stackebrandt, E.; Lang, E.; Cousin, S.; Pauker, O.; Brambilla, E.; Kroppenstedt, R.; Lunsdorf, H. (2007). "Deefgea rivuli gen. Nov., sp. Nov., a member of the class Betaproteobacteria". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 57 (3): 639–645. doi: 10.1099/ijs.0.64771-0 . PMID   17329799.
  3. 1 2 Deefgea entry in LPSN ; Euzéby, J.P. (1997). "List of Bacterial Names with Standing in Nomenclature: a folder available on the Internet". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 47 (2): 590–2. doi: 10.1099/00207713-47-2-590 . PMID   9103655.
  4. Chen, W. -M.; Chung, Y. -N.; Chiu, T. -F.; Cheng, C. -Y.; Arun, A. B.; Sheu, S. -Y. (2009). "Deefgea chitinilytica sp. Nov., isolated from a wetland". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 60 (6): 1450–1453. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.015263-0. PMID   19671724.