Genus Magnetococcus
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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").
Magnetococcus Bazylinski et al. 2013, gen. nov. (Type genus of the order ¤ Magnetococcales Bazylinski et al. 2013; type genus of the family ¤ Magnetococcaceae Bazylinski et al. 2013).
Type species: ¤ Magnetococcus marinus Bazylinski et al. 2013.
Etymology: L. n. magnes -etis, a magnet; N.L. pref. magneto-, pertaining to a magnet; N.L. masc. n. coccus (from Gr. masc. n. kokkos, a grain, seed), a coccus; N.L. masc. n. Magnetococcus, the magnetic coccus, referring to its coccoid morphology and magnetotactic behaviour.
Valid publication: BAZYLINSKI (D.A.), WILLIAMS (T.J.), LEFÈVRE (C.T.), BERG (R.J.), ZHANG (C.L.), BOWSER (S.S.), DEAN (A.J.) and BEVERIDGE (T.J.): Magnetococcus marinus gen. nov., sp. nov., a marine, magnetotactic bacterium that represents a novel lineage (Magnetococcaceae fam. nov., Magnetococcales ord. nov.) at the base of the Alphaproteobacteria. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2013, 63, 801-808.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Magnetococcus marinus Bazylinski et al. 2013, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) MC-1 = ATCC BAA-1437 = JCM 17883.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: CP000471 (complete genome sequence).
Etymology: L. masc. adj. marinus, of the sea, referring to the estuarine habitat of the type strain.
Valid publication: BAZYLINSKI (D.A.), WILLIAMS (T.J.), LEFÈVRE (C.T.), BERG (R.J.), ZHANG (C.L.), BOWSER (S.S.), DEAN (A.J.) and BEVERIDGE (T.J.): Magnetococcus marinus gen. nov., sp. nov., a marine, magnetotactic bacterium that represents a novel lineage (Magnetococcaceae fam. nov., Magnetococcales ord. nov.) at the base of the Alphaproteobacteria. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2013, 63, 801-808.
Original article in IJSEM Online