Deefgea is a genus of bacteria in the phylum Pseudomonadota. Deefgea are described as Gram-negative, rod-shaped, facultative anaerobes which generally occur singly. Deefgea are motile, either by a single flagellum or two polar flagella. They are both catalase and oxidase positive.
Etymology The name Deefgea derives from: Neo-Latin feminine gender noun Deefgea, arbitrary name derived from the acronym DFG for Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Science Foundation).
The genus contains 2 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely D. chitinilytica ( Chen et al. 2010; Neo-Latin noun chitinum, chitin; Neo-Latin feminine gender adjective lytica (from Greek feminine gender adjective lutikē), able to loosen, able to dissolve; Neo-Latin feminine gender adjective chitinilytica, chitin-dissolving.) D. rivuli ( Stackebrandt et al. 2007, (Type species of the genus).;: Latin genitive case masculine gender noun rivuli, of/from a rivulet, a small brook.)
See also Bacterial taxonomy Microbiology
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