Massilia jejuensis explained

Massilia jejuensis is a Gram-negative, aerobic, rod-shaped, motile bacterium with a single flagellum from the genus Massilia and family Oxalobacteraceae, which was isolated with Naxibacter suwonensis from air samples in the Jeju Island and Suwon region of Korea.^[1] Colonies of M. jejuensis are light orange.^[2]

Etymology

The specific name jejuensis comes from the name "Jeju Island" where this type strain was found.

External links

• Type strain of Massilia jejuensis at BacDive - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase

Notes and References

1. 19783608 . 10.1099/ijs.0.015479-0 . 60 . Pt 8 . Massilia jejuensis sp. nov. and Naxibacter suwonensis sp. nov., isolated from air samples . International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology . Aug 2010 . 1938–43. Weon . H. Y . Yoo . S. H . Kim . S. J . Kim . Y. S . Anandham . R . Kwon . S. W . free .
2. http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/content/60/8/1938.full.pdf