''Demequina'' is a genus of

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in the phylum Actinomycetota.

Etymology

The name ''Demequina'' derives from: : New Latin

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noun ''Demequina'', arbitrary name derived from demethylmenaquinone, an unusual quinone found in this organism.

Species

''Demequina'' comprises the following species: * '' D. activiva'' Park ''et al''. 2015 * '' D. aestuarii'' Yi ''et al''. 2007 * '' D. aurantiaca'' Ue ''et al''. 2011 * '' D. flava'' Hamada ''et al''. 2013 * '' D. gelatinilytica'' (Hamada ''et al''. 2015) Nouioui ''et al''. 2018 * '' D. globuliformis'' Ue ''et al''. 2011 * '' D. iriomotensis'' (Hamada ''et al''. 2015) Nouioui ''et al''. 2018 * '' D. litorisediminis'' Park ''et al''. 2016 * '' D. lutea'' Finster ''et al''. 2009 * '' D. mangrovi'' (Hamada ''et al''. 2012) Nouioui ''et al''. 2018 * '' D. maris'' Nouioui ''et al''. 2018 * '' D. oxidasica'' Ue ''et al''. 2011 * '' D. pelophila'' (Hamada ''et al''. 2015) Nouioui ''et al''. 2018 * '' D. phytophila'' Nouioui ''et al''. 2018 * '' D. rhizosphaerae'' (Hamada ''et al''. 2015) Nouioui ''et al''. 2018 * '' D. salsinemoris'' Matsumoto ''et al''. 2010 * '' D. sediminicola'' Hamada ''et al''. 2013 * '' D. sediminis'' (Hamada ''et al''. 2017) Yang and Zhi 2020 * '' D. silvatica'' Nouioui ''et al''. 2018 * '' D. soli'' (Hamada ''et al''. 2015) Nouioui ''et al''. 2018 * '' D. subtropica'' (Hamada ''et al''. 2015) Nouioui ''et al''. 2018

Phylogeny

The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) and the phylogeny is based on 16S rRNA-based LTP release 106 by The All-Species Living Tree Project

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References

Bacteria genera Micrococcales {{Actinobacteria-stub

Etymology

Species

Phylogeny

See also

References