Mangrovivirgaceae Sefrji, Michoud, Marasco, Merlino, and Daffonchio 2021
- Dataset
- MaNgROVIVIRga CUNICULI gen. nov., sp. nov., a moderately halophilic bacterium isolated from bioturbated Red Sea mangrove sediment, and proposal of the novel family MaNgROVIVIRgaCeae fam. nov.
- Rank
- FAMILY
- Published in
- Sefrji, Fatmah O., Michoud, Grégoire, Marasco, Ramona, Merlino, Giuseppe, Daffonchio, Daniele (2021): MaNgROVIVIRga CUNICULI gen. nov., sp. nov., a moderately halophilic bacterium isolated from bioturbated Red Sea mangrove sediment, and proposal of the novel family MaNgROVIVIRgaCeae fam. nov. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology (004866) 71 (7): 1-11, DOI: 10.1099/ijsem.0.004866, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1099/ijsem.0.004866
Classification
- kingdom
- Bacteria
- phylum
- Bacteroidetes
- class
- Cytophagia
- order
- Cytophagales
- family
- Mangrovivirgaceae
description
On the basis of 16 S rRNA gene and genome sequence analyses, the species is a member of the order Cytophagales in the phylum Bacteroidetes. The description is the same as that for the genus Mangrovivirga, which is the type and currently sole genus of the family.
etymology
Mangrovivirgaceae (Man. gro. vi. vir′ ga’ce. ae, N. L. fem. n. Mangrovivirga type genus of the family; - aceae, ending to denote a family; N. L. fem. pl. n. Mangrovivirgaceae, the family of the genus Mangrovivirga).