Genus Malikia
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 2
Number of subspecies, including synonyms, cited in this file: 0
Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").
Malikia Spring et al. 2005, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Malikia granosa Spring et al. 2005.
Etymology: N.L. fem. n. Malikia, named after Kuhrsheed A. Malik, for his contributions to our knowledge of the cultivation and taxonomy of hydrogen-oxidizing and polyhydroxyalkanoate-accumulating proteobacteria.
Valid publication: SPRING (S.), WAGNER (M.), SCHUMANN (P.) and KÄMPFER (P.): Malikia granosa gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel polyhydroxyalkanoate- and polyphosphate-accumulating bacterium isolated from activated sludge, and reclassification of Pseudomonas spinosa as Malikia spinosa comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2005, 55, 621-629.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Malikia granosa Spring et al. 2005, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) P1 = CIP 108194 = DSM 15619 = JCM 12706.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AJ627188.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. granosa, granular.
Valid publication: SPRING (S.), WAGNER (M.), SCHUMANN (P.) and KÄMPFER (P.): Malikia granosa gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel polyhydroxyalkanoate- and polyphosphate-accumulating bacterium isolated from activated sludge, and reclassification of Pseudomonas spinosa as Malikia spinosa comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2005, 55, 621-629.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Malikia spinosa (Leifson 1962) Spring et al. 2005, comb. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) 83 = ATCC 14606= DSM 15801 = JCM 21400 = NBRC 103164.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB077038.
Basonym: ¤ Pseudomonas spinosa Leifson 1962 (Approved Lists 1980).
Etymology: L. fem. adj. spinosa, thorny, spiny.
Valid publication: SPRING (S.), WAGNER (M.), SCHUMANN (P.) and KÄMPFER (P.): Malikia granosa gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel polyhydroxyalkanoate- and polyphosphate-accumulating bacterium isolated from activated sludge, and reclassification of Pseudomonas spinosa as Malikia spinosa comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2005, 55, 621-629.
Original article in IJSEM Online