Mahella
Mahella is a genus in the phylum Bacillota (Bacteria).[1] The name Mahella derives from: New Latin feminine gender dim. noun Mahella, named in honour of the American microbiologist Professor R.A. Mah, for his important contribution to the taxonomy of anaerobes.[2]
| Mahella | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | |
| Class: | |
| Order: | |
| Family: | incertae sedis |
| Genus: | Mahella |
| Type species | |
| M. australiensis | |
Species
The genus contains a single species,[2] namely M. australiensis ( Bonilla Salinas et al. 2004, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin feminine gender adjective australiensis, related to Australia.)[3]
See also
- Bacterial taxonomy
- Microbiology
References
- Classification of Genera MR entry in LPSN; Euzéby, J.P. (1997). "List of Bacterial Names with Standing in Nomenclature: a folder available on the Internet". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 47 (2): 590–2. doi:10.1099/00207713-47-2-590. PMID 9103655.
- Mahella entry in LPSN; Euzéby, J.P. (1997). "List of Bacterial Names with Standing in Nomenclature: a folder available on the Internet". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 47 (2): 590–2. doi:10.1099/00207713-47-2-590. PMID 9103655.
- Bonilla Salinas, Monica; Fardeau, Marie-Laure; Thomas, Pierre; Cayol, Jean-Luc; Patel, Bharat K. C.; Ollivier, Bernard (2004). "Mahella australiensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a moderately thermophilic anaerobic bacterium isolated from an Australian oil well". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 54 (6): 2169–2173. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.02926-0. PMID 15545453.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.