Deefgea is a genus of bacteria in the phylum Pseudomonadota.[1] Deefgea are described as Gram-negative, rod-shaped, facultative anaerobes which generally occur singly.[2] Deefgea are motile, either by a single flagellum or two polar flagella. They are both catalase and oxidase positive.[2]

Deefgea
Scientific classification
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Deefgea
Type species
Deefgea rivuli
Species

D. chitinilytica
D. rivuli

Etymology

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The name Deefgea derives from:

Neo-Latin feminine gender noun Deefgea, arbitrary name derived from the acronym DFG for Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Science Foundation).[3]

The genus contains 2 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Classification of Genera DL in LPSN; Parte, Aidan C.; Sardà Carbasse, Joaquim; Meier-Kolthoff, Jan P.; Reimer, Lorenz C.; Göker, Markus (1 November 2020). "List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) moves to the DSMZ". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 70 (11): 5607–5612. doi:10.1099/ijsem.0.004332.
  2. ^ a b c Stackebrandt, E.; Lang, E.; Cousin, S.; Pauker, O.; Brambilla, E.; Kroppenstedt, R.; Lunsdorf, H. (2007). "Deefgea rivuli gen. Nov., sp. Nov., a member of the class Betaproteobacteria". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 57 (3): 639–645. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.64771-0. PMID 17329799.
  3. ^ a b Deefgea in LPSN; Parte, Aidan C.; Sardà Carbasse, Joaquim; Meier-Kolthoff, Jan P.; Reimer, Lorenz C.; Göker, Markus (1 November 2020). "List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) moves to the DSMZ". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 70 (11): 5607–5612. doi:10.1099/ijsem.0.004332.
  4. ^ Chen, W. -M.; Chung, Y. -N.; Chiu, T. -F.; Cheng, C. -Y.; Arun, A. B.; Sheu, S. -Y. (2009). "Deefgea chitinilytica sp. Nov., isolated from a wetland". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 60 (6): 1450–1453. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.015263-0. PMID 19671724.