Genus Longivirga
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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").
Longivirga Qu et al. 2018, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Longivirga aurantiaca Qu et al. 2018.
Etymology: L. adj. longus, long; L. fem. n. virga, rod; N.L. fem. n. Longivirga, the long rod in liquid medium.
Valid publication: QU, J. H., ZHANG, L. J., FU, Y. H., LI, X. D., LI, H. F. and TIAN, H. L. 2018. A novel genus of the class Actinobacteria, Longivirga aurantiaca gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from lake sediment. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 68, 942-946.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Longivirga aurantiaca Qu et al. 2018, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) X5=CGMCC 4.7317=NBRC 112237.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KU055631.
Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. aurantiaca, orange-coloured, referring to the orange colour of the colonies.
Source: Environmental - freshwater.
Valid publication: QU, J. H., ZHANG, L. J., FU, Y. H., LI, X. D., LI, H. F. and TIAN, H. L. 2018. A novel genus of the class Actinobacteria, Longivirga aurantiaca gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from lake sediment. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 68, 942-946.
Original article in IJSEM Online