Margalitia shackletonii

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Margalitia shackletonii
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M. shackletonii
Binomial name
Margalitia shackletonii
(Logan et al. 2004) Gupta et al. 2020 [1]
Type strain
LMG 18435 [2]
Synonyms

Bacillus shackletonii [3]

Margalitia shackletonii is a bacterium from the genus of Margalitia which has been isolated from volcanic soil from the Candlemas Island. [1] [3] [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Species: Margalitia shackletonii". lpsn.dsmz.de.
  2. 1 2 Logan, Niall A.; Lebbe, Liesbeth; Verhelst, An; Goris, Johan; Forsyth, Gillian; Rodríguez-Díaz, Marina; Heyndrickx, Marc; De Vos, Paul (1 March 2004). "Bacillus shackletonii sp. nov., from volcanic soil on Candlemas Island, South Sandwich archipelago". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 54 (2): 373–376. doi: 10.1099/ijs.0.02661-0 .
  3. 1 2 "Margalitia shackletonii". www.uniprot.org.