Genus Martelella
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 6
Number of subspecies, including synonyms, cited in this file: 0
Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").
Martelella Rivas et al. 2005, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Martelella mediterranea Rivas et al. 2005.
Etymology: N.L. fem. dim. n. Martelella, in honour of the French explorer E. Martel, who, in 1896, discovered Lake Martel inside the caves of Drach in Mallorca, the site where the micro-organism was isolated.
Valid publication: RIVAS (R.), SÁNCHEZ-MÁRQUEZ (S.), MATEOS (P.F.), MARTÍNEZ-MOLINA (E.) and VELÁZQUEZ (E.): Martelella mediterranea gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel α-proteobacterium isolated from a subterranean saline lake. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2005, 55, 955-959.
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Martelella endophytica Bibi et al. 2013, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) YC6887=KCCM 43011=NBRC 109149.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: HM800924.
Etymology: Gr. pref. endo, within; Gr. n. phuton, plant; L. fem. suff. -ica, adjectival suffix used with the sense of belonging to N.L. fem. adj. endophytica, within plant, pertaining to the original isolation from plant tissues.
Source: Plant.
Valid publication: BIBI, F., CHUNG, E. J., KHAN, A., JEON, C. O. and CHUNG, Y. R. 2013. Martelella endophytica sp. nov., an antifungal bacterium associated with a halophyte. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 63, 2914-2919.
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Martelella limonii Chung et al. 2016, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) YC7034=KACC 17176=NBRC 109441.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KR233160.
Whole-genome sequence accession no. for the type strain: .
Etymology: N.L. gen. n. limonii, of Limonium, isolated from Limonium tetragonum, referring to the source of isolation of the type strain.
Source: Plant.
Valid publication: CHUNG, E. J., HWANG, J. M., KIM, K. H., JEON, C. O. and CHUNG, Y. R. 2016. Martelella suaedae sp. nov. and Martelella limonii sp. nov., isolated from the root of halophytes. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 66, 3917-3922.
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Martelella mangrovi Zhang and Margesin 2014, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) BM9-1=DSM 28102=LMG 27959.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KF560340.
Etymology: N.L. neut. n. mangrovi, of a mangrove.
Source: Environmental - soil.
Valid publication: ZHANG, D.-C. and MARGESIN, R. 2014. Martelella radicis sp. nov. and Martelella mangrovi sp. nov., isolated from mangrove sediment. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 64, 3104-3108.
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Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) MACL11 = CECT 5861 = LMG 22193.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AY649762.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. mediterranea, midland, inland, remote from the sea, mediterranean (opp. to maritimus), and, in late Latin, used to refer to the Mediterranean Sea (Mediterraneum mare), referring to the fact that the type strain was isolated from a mediterranean island.
Valid publication: RIVAS (R.), SÁNCHEZ-MÁRQUEZ (S.), MATEOS (P.F.), MARTÍNEZ-MOLINA (E.) and VELÁZQUEZ (E.): Martelella mediterranea gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel α-proteobacterium isolated from a subterranean saline lake. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2005, 55, 955-959.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Martelella radicis Zhang and Margesin 2014, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) BM5-7=DSM 28101=LMG 27958.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KF560339.
Etymology: L. gen. n. radicis, of a root, the source of isolation of the type strain.
Source: Environmental - soil.
Valid publication: ZHANG, D.-C. and MARGESIN, R. 2014. Martelella radicis sp. nov. and Martelella mangrovi sp. nov., isolated from mangrove sediment. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 64, 3104-3108.
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Martelella suaedae Chung et al. 2016, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) YC7033=KACC 17175=NBRC 109440.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KR233159.
Whole-genome sequence accession no. for the type strain: .
Etymology: N.L. gen. n. suaedae, of Suaeda, isolated from Suaeda maritima, referring to the source of isolation of the type strain.
Source: Plant.
Valid publication: CHUNG, E. J., HWANG, J. M., KIM, K. H., JEON, C. O. and CHUNG, Y. R. 2016. Martelella suaedae sp. nov. and Martelella limonii sp. nov., isolated from the root of halophytes. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 66, 3917-3922.
Original article in IJSEM Online