Mixta

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Mixta

Genus of bacteria

Mixta is a genus of Gram-negative bacteria of the family Erwiniaceae. The members of this genus are facultatively anaerobic and motile.[1]

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Background

Mixta was proposed as a novel genus in 2018, based on a genomic study of members of genus Pantoea. The first four species to be placed in this genus were reclassified from genus Pantoea. The genus name Mixta refers to the "mixed lifestyles of species in genus."[1]

References

  1. [1]
    Palmer, M.; Steenkamp, E. T.; Coetzee, M.P.A.; Avontuur, J.R.; Chan, W.Y.; Van Zyl, E.; Blom, J.; Venter, S.N. (2018). "Mixta gen. nov., a new genus in the Erwiniaceae". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 68 (4): 1396–1407. doi:10.1099/ijsem.0.002540. hdl:2263/65080. PMID 29485394.
  2. [2]
    Xia, Mengli; Wang, Jialei; Huo, Yi-Xin; Yang, Yu (1 February 2020). "Mixta tenebrionis sp. nov., isolated from the gut of the plastic-eating mealworm Tenebrio molitor L." International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 70 (2): 790–796. doi:10.1099/ijsem.0.003826. PMID 31675291.
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