Genus Mahella
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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).
Mahella Bonilla Salinas et al. 2004, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Mahella australiensis Bonilla Salinas et al. 2004.
Etymology: N.L. fem. dim. n. Mahella, named in honour of the American microbiologist Professor R.A. Mah, for his important contribution to the taxonomy of anaerobes.
Valid publication: BONILLA SALINAS (M.), FARDEAU (M.L.), THOMAS (P.), CAYOL (J.L.), PATEL (B.K.C.) and OLLIVIER (B.): Mahella australiensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a moderately thermophilic anaerobic bacterium isolated from an Australian oil well. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2004, 54, 2169-2173.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Mahella australiensis Bonilla Salinas et al. 2004, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) 50-1 BON = CIP 107919 = DSM 15567.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AY331143, CP002360 (complete genome).
Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. australiensis, related to Australia.
Valid publication: BONILLA SALINAS (M.), FARDEAU (M.L.), THOMAS (P.), CAYOL (J.L.), PATEL (B.K.C.) and OLLIVIER (B.): Mahella australiensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a moderately thermophilic anaerobic bacterium isolated from an Australian oil well. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2004, 54, 2169-2173.
Original article in IJSEM Online