Allofontibacter

Allofontibacter
Scientific classification
(Candidatus)
Domain:
Bacteria
Phylum:
Pseudomonadota
Class:
Alphaproteobacteria
Order:
Pelagibacterales
Family:
"Pelagibacteraceae"
Genus:
"Candidatus Allofontibacter"

Henson et al., 2018
Species
  • Candidatus Allofontibacter communis
  • Candidatus Allofontibacter lacus

Allofontibacter (originally Fonsibacter) is a genus of bacteria belonging to the clade Pelagibacteraceae, a group of free-living marine bacterioplankton. This genus is unique as it has evolved to live in freshwater habitats as opposed to the other members of this clade who are marine. This genus contains two recognized species. They are Candidatus Allofontibacter communis (type species) and Canididatus Allofontibacter latus.

The morphology of members within this genus is very conserved across large evolutionary distances. They resemble small, curved rods that are roughly 1 × 0.1 µm in size.

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