Table 1. Classification and general features of G. mallensis strain MP5ACTX8^T according to the MIGS recommendations [32].

MIGS ID	Property	Term	Evidence codea
	Classification	Domain Bacteria	TAS [33]
		Phylum Acidobacteria	TAS [34,35]
		Class Acidobacteria	TAS [36,37]
		Order Acidobacteriales	TAS [36,38]
		Family Acidobacteriaceae	TAS [34,39]
		Genus Granulicella	TAS [1,2]
		Species Granulicella mallensis	TAS [1]
		Type strain: MP5ACTX8T (= ATCC BAA-1857T = DSM 23137T)
	Gram stain	negative	TAS [1]
	Cell shape	rod	TAS [1]
	Motility	non-motile	TAS [1]
	Sporulation	not reported	NAS
	Temperature range	4–28 °C	TAS [1]
	Optimum temperature	24–27 °C	TAS [1]
	pH range	3.5–6.5	TAS [1]
	Optimum pH	5	TAS [1]
	Carbon source	D-glucose, maltose, D-fructose,       D-galactose, lactose, lactulose,       D-mannose, D-ribose, raffinose, sucrose, trehalose, cellobiose,       D-xylose, glucuronate	TAS [1]
MIGS-6	Habitat	terrestrial	TAS [1]
MIGS-6.3	Salinity	Growth with up to 1.5% NaCl	TAS [1]
MIGS-22	Oxygen requirement	aerobic	TAS [1]
MIGS-15	Biotic relationship	free-living	TAS [1]
MIGS-14	Pathogenicity	non-pathogenic	NAS
MIGS-4	Geographic location	Arctic-alpine tundra, Finland	TAS [1]
MIGS-5	Sample collection	2006	TAS [1]
MIGS-4.1	Latitude	69°01’N,	TAS [1]
MIGS-4.2	Longitude	20°50’E
MIGS-4.4	Altitude	700 m	TAS [1]

^aEvidence codes - IDA: Inferred from Direct Assay; TAS: Traceable Author Statement (i.e., a direct report exists in the literature); NAS: Non-traceable Author Statement (i.e., not directly observed for the living, isolated sample, but based on a generally accepted property for the species, or anecdotal evidence). These evidence codes are from the Gene Ontology project [40].