Massilia lutea explained

Massilia lutea is a Gram-negative, non-spore-forming, short rod-shaped, motile bacterium with a peritrichous flagellum from the genus Massilia and family Oxalobacteraceae.^{[1] [2]}

Etymology

The specific name lutea comes from the Latin lutea which means golden yellow, because of the color of its colonies.

External links

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

Notes and References

1. Zhang YQ, Li WJ, Zhang KY, etal . Massilia dura sp. nov., Massilia albidiflava sp. nov., Massilia plicata sp. nov. and Massilia lutea sp. nov., isolated from soils in China . International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology . 56 . Pt 2 . 459–63 . February 2006 . 16449458 . 10.1099/ijs.0.64083-0. free .
2. Wang J, Zhang J, Pang H, Zhang Y, Li Y, Fan J . Massilia flava sp. nov., isolated from soil . International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology . 62 . Pt 3 . 580–5 . March 2012 . 21515701 . 10.1099/ijs.0.031344-0. free .