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Genus Millisia

Warning: In the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature, an arrow () only indicates the sequence of valid publication of names and does not mean that the last name in the sequence must be used (see: Introduction).

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).


 

Millisia Soddell et al. 2006, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Millisia brevis Soddell et al. 2006.
Etymology: N.L. fem. n. Millisia, named after Nancy F. Millis AC, MBE, a celebrated Australian microbiologist who promoted wastewater microbiology in Australia.
Valid publication: SODDELL (J.A.), STAINSBY (F.M.), EALES (K.L.), KROPPENSTEDT (R.M.), SEVIOUR (R.J.) and GOODFELLOW (M.): Millisia brevis gen. nov., sp. nov., an actinomycete isolated from activated sludge foam. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 739-744.
Original article in IJSEM Online

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Millisia brevis Soddell et al. 2006, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) J81 = DSM 44463 = JCM 13999 = NRRL B-24424.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AY534742.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. brevis, short, denoting the formation of short, branched rods.
Valid publication: SODDELL (J.A.), STAINSBY (F.M.), EALES (K.L.), KROPPENSTEDT (R.M.), SEVIOUR (R.J.) and GOODFELLOW (M.): Millisia brevis gen. nov., sp. nov., an actinomycete isolated from activated sludge foam. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 739-744.
Original article in IJSEM Online

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