Deefgea

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Domain Bacteria Class Betaproteobacteria Family Neisseriaceae		Phylum Proteobacteria Order Neisseriales Rank Genus
Similar Neisseriaceae, Aquaspirillum, Polaromonas, Janthinobacterium, Delftia

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

Etymology

The name Deefgea derives from:

New Latin feminine gender noun Deefgea, arbitrary name derived from the acronym DFG for Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Science Foundation).

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

D. chitinilytica ( Chen et al. 2010, ; New Latin noun chitinum, chitin; New Latin feminine gender adjective lytica (from Greek feminine gender adjective lutikē), able to loosen, able to dissolve; New Latin feminine gender adjective chitinilytica, chitin-dissolving.)

D. rivuli ( Stackebrandt et al. 2007, (Type species of the genus).;: Latin genitive case masculine gender noun rivuli, of/from a rivulet, a small brook.)

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