Deefgea
- Dataset
- English Wikipedia - Species Pages
- Rank
- GENUS
Classification
- phylum
- Pseudomonadota
- class
- Betaproteobacteria
- order
- Neisseriales
- family
- Neisseriaceae
- genus
- Deefgea
Abstract
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:
New 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, ; New Latin noun chitinum, chitin; New Latin feminine gender adjective lytica (from Greek feminine gender adjective lutikē), able to loosen, able to dissolve; New 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.)
New 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, ; New Latin noun chitinum, chitin; New Latin feminine gender adjective lytica (from Greek feminine gender adjective lutikē), able to loosen, able to dissolve; New 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.)
Name
- Homonyms
- Deefgea