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Deefgea

Genus of bacteria

Genus of bacteria

D. chitinilytica

D. rivuli

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

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).

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

  • D. chitinilytica ( Chen et al. 2010; Neo-Latin noun chitinum, chitin; Neo-Latin feminine gender adjective lytica (from Greek feminine gender adjective lutikē), able to loosen, able to dissolve; Neo-Latin feminine gender adjective chitinilytica, chitin-dissolving.)
  • D. rivuli ( Stackebrandt et al. 2007, (Type species of the genus).;: Latin genitive case masculine gender noun rivuli, of/from a rivulet, a small brook.)

References

References

  1. {{lpsn. classificationdl.html. Classification of Genera DL
  2. {{lpsn. d/deefgea.html. Deefgea
  3. (2009). "Deefgea chitinilytica sp. Nov., isolated from a wetland". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology.
  4. (2007). "Deefgea rivuli gen. Nov., sp. Nov., a member of the class Betaproteobacteria". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology.
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