Massilia aurea
| Massilia aurea | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Proteobacteria |
| Class: | Betaproteobacteria |
| Order: | Burkholderiales |
| Family: | Oxalobacteraceae |
| Genus: | Massilia |
| Species: | M. aurea |
| Binomial name | |
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Massilia aurea Gallego et al. 2006, sp. nov. |
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| Type strain | |
| AP13, CCM 7363, CECT 7142, CIP 109392, DSM 18055, JCM 13879, strain AP13 | |
Massilia aurea is a Gram-negative, rod-shaped nonspore-forming motile and strictly aerobicbacterium from the genus Massilia and family Oxalobacteraceae. It was isolated from the drinking water distribution system in Seville, Spain.M. aurea produces yellow-pigmented colonies.
The specific name aurea comes from the Latin adjective aurea ("golden") which refers to the yellow pigment that M. aurea produces.
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