Massilia jejuensis

Massilia jejuensis is a Gram-negative, aerobic, rod-shaped, motile bacterium with a single flagellum from the genus Massilia and family Oxalobacteraceae, which was isolated with Naxibacter suwonensis from air samples in the Jeju Island and Suwon region of Korea.[3] Colonies of M. jejuensis are light orange.[4]

Massilia jejuensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Bacteria
Phylum:
Proteobacteria
Class:
Betaproteobacteria
Order:
Burkholderiales
Family:
Oxalobacteraceae
Genus:
Massilia
Species:
M. jejuensis
Binomial name
Massilia jejuensis
Weon et al. 2010, sp. nov.[1]
Type strain
5317J-18, DSM 21309, KACC 12634[2]

Etymology

The specific name jejuensis comes from the name "Jeju Island" where this type strain was found.[5]

References
  1. LPSN
  2. http://www.straininfo.net/strains/855373
  3. Weon, H. Y; Yoo, S. H; Kim, S. J; Kim, Y. S; Anandham, R; Kwon, S. W (Aug 2010). "Massilia jejuensis sp. nov. and Naxibacter suwonensis sp. nov., isolated from air samples". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 60 (Pt 8): 1938–43. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.015479-0. PMID 19783608.
  4. http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/content/60/8/1938.full.pdf
  5. LPSN
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