Genus Moryella
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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).
Moryella Carlier et al. 2007, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Moryella indoligenes Carlier et al. 2007.
Etymology: N.L. fem. dim. n. Moryella, named in honour of the French microbiologist Francine Mory, who has contributed to our understanding of anaerobes.
Valid publication: CARLIER (J.P.), K'OUAS (G.) and HAN (X.Y.): Moryella indoligenes gen. nov., sp. nov., an anaerobic bacterium isolated from clinical specimens. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 725-729.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Moryella indoligenes Carlier et al. 2007, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) AIP 220.04 = CCUG 52648 = CIP 109174.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: DQ377947.
Etymology: N.L. n. indolum, indole; N.L. suff. -genes (from Gr. v. gennaô, to produce), producing; N.L. part. adj. indoligenes, indole-producing.
Valid publication: CARLIER (J.P.), K'OUAS (G.) and HAN (X.Y.): Moryella indoligenes gen. nov., sp. nov., an anaerobic bacterium isolated from clinical specimens. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 725-729.
Original article in IJSEM Online