Massilia aurea is a Gram-negative, rod-shaped non-spore-forming motile and strictly aerobic[3] bacterium from the genus Massilia and family Oxalobacteraceae. It was isolated from the drinking water distribution system in Seville, Spain.[4] M. aurea produces yellow-pigmented colonies.[5]
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| Species: | M. aurea
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| Massilia aurea Gallego et al. 2006, sp. nov.[1]
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| AP13, CCM 7363, CECT 7142, CIP 109392, DSM 18055, JCM 13879, strain AP13[2] | |
Etymology edit
The specific name aurea comes from the Latin adjective aurea ("golden") which refers to the yellow pigment that M. aurea produces.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b Massilia
- ^ CCM 7363 Strain Passport - StrainInfo
- ^ http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/content/56/10/2449.full.pdf[permanent dead link]
- ^ Gallego, V; Sánchez-Porro, C; García, MT; Ventosa, A (October 2006). "Massilia aurea sp. nov., isolated from drinking water". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 56 (Pt 10): 2449–53. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.64389-0. PMID 17012578.
- ^ Massilia aurea sp. nov., isolated from drinking water
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