Genus Magnetovibrio
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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").
Magnetovibrio Bazylinski et al. 2013, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Magnetovibrio blakemorei Bazylinski et al. 2013.
Etymology: Gr. n. magnês -êtos, a magnet; N.L. pref. magneto-, pertaining to a magnet; N.L. masc. n. vibrio, a vibrio; N.L. masc. n. Magnetovibrio, the magnetic vibrio, which references the vibrioid morphology and magnetotactic behaviour of this bacterium.
Valid publication: BAZYLINSKI (D.A.), WILLIAMS (T.J.), LEFÈVRE (C.T.), TRUBITSYN (D.), FANG (J.), BEVERIDGE (T.J.), MOSKOWITZ (B.M.), WARD (B.), SCHÜBBE (S.), DUBBELS (B.L.) and SIMPSON (B.): Magnetovibrio blakemorei gen. nov. sp. nov., a magnetotactic bacterium (Alphaproteobacteria: Rhodospirillaceae) isolated from a salt marsh. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2013, 63, 1824-1833.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Magnetovibrio blakemorei Bazylinski et al. 2013, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) MV-1 = ATCC BAA-1436 = DSM 18854.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: L06455.
Etymology: N.L. gen. masc. n. blakemorei, of Blakemore, named in honour of US microbiologist Richard P. Blakemore, who was the first to describe scientifically and publish on magnetotactic behaviour in bacteria.
Valid publication: BAZYLINSKI (D.A.), WILLIAMS (T.J.), LEFÈVRE (C.T.), TRUBITSYN (D.), FANG (J.), BEVERIDGE (T.J.), MOSKOWITZ (B.M.), WARD (B.), SCHÜBBE (S.), DUBBELS (B.L.) and SIMPSON (B.): Magnetovibrio blakemorei gen. nov. sp. nov., a magnetotactic bacterium (Alphaproteobacteria: Rhodospirillaceae) isolated from a salt marsh. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2013, 63, 1824-1833.
Original article in IJSEM Online