Genus Garciella
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 1
Number of subspecies, including synonyms, cited in this file: 0
Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").
For a detailed description of this taxon see Bergey’s Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria (BMSAB).
Garciella Miranda-Tello et al. 2003, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Garciella nitratireducens Miranda-Tello et al. 2003.
Etymology: N.L. fem. dim. n. Garciella, named in honour of the French microbiologist Jean-Louis Garcia, for his important contribution to the taxonomy of anaerobes.
Valid publication: MIRANDA-TELLO (E.), FARDEAU (M.L.), SEPÚLVEDA (J.), FERNÁNDEZ (L.), CAYOL (J.L.), THOMAS (P.) and OLLIVIER (B.): Garciella nitratireducens gen. nov., sp. nov., an anaerobic, thermophilic, nitrate- and thiosulfate-reducing bacterium isolated from an oilfield separator in the Gulf of Mexico. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2003, 53, 1509-1514.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Garciella nitratireducens Miranda-Tello et al. 2003, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) MET79 = CIP 107615 = DSM 15102.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AY176772.
Etymology: N.L. n. nitratum, nitrate; L. v. reduco, to draw backwards, bring back to a state or condition; N.L. part. adj. nitratireducens, nitrate-reducing.
Valid publication: MIRANDA-TELLO (E.), FARDEAU (M.L.), SEPÚLVEDA (J.), FERNÁNDEZ (L.), CAYOL (J.L.), THOMAS (P.) and OLLIVIER (B.): Garciella nitratireducens gen. nov., sp. nov., an anaerobic, thermophilic, nitrate- and thiosulfate-reducing bacterium isolated from an oilfield separator in the Gulf of Mexico. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2003, 53, 1509-1514.
Original article in IJSEM Online