Flexibacter
Flexibacter | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | Bacteroidetes |
Class: | Sphingobacteria |
Order: | Sphingobacteriales |
Family: | Flexibacteraceae |
Genus: | Flexibacter (Soriano, 1945[1]) |
Species | |
Flexibacter aggregans |
Flexibacter is a genus of bacteria consisting of some seventeen strains (or species), known for their yellow hue.[2]
Etymology: L. part. adj. flexus (from. L. v. flecto), bent, winding; N.L. masc. n. bacter, rod; N.L. masc. n. Flexibacter, intended to mean flexible rod. [2]
References
- ↑ SORIANO (S.): Un nuevo orden de bacterias: Flexibacteriales. Ciencia e Investigacion (Buenos Aires), 1945, 1, 92-93.
- 1 2 Flexibacter entry in LPSN [Euzéby, J.P. (1997). "List of Bacterial Names with Standing in Nomenclature: a folder available on the Internet". Int J Syst Bacteriol. 47 (2): 590–2. doi:10.1099/00207713-47-2-590. ISSN 0020-7713. PMID 9103655.]
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