Genus Minicystis
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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").
Minicystis Garcia et al. 2014, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Minicystis rosea Garcia et al. 2014.
Etymology: L. comp. minor -us, less, smaller, inferior; N.L. n. cystis, from Gr. fem. n. kystis, the bladder, a bag; N.L. fem. n. Minicystis, small bladder, intended to mean that the sporangiole size is smaller than those of Nannocystis.
Valid publication: GARCIA, R., GEMPERLEIN, K. and MÜLLER, R. 2014. Minicystis rosea gen. nov., sp. nov., a polyunsaturated fatty acid-rich and steroid-producing soil myxobacterium. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 64, 3733-3742.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Minicystis rosea Garcia et al. 2014, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) SBNa008=DSM 24000=NCCB 100349.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: GU249616.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. rosea, rose-coloured, rosy.
Source: Environmental - soil.
Valid publication: GARCIA, R., GEMPERLEIN, K. and MÜLLER, R. 2014. Minicystis rosea gen. nov., sp. nov., a polyunsaturated fatty acid-rich and steroid-producing soil myxobacterium. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 64, 3733-3742.
Original article in IJSEM Online