Flexibacter

Flexibacter
Scientific classification
Domain: Bacteria
Kingdom: Pseudomonadati
Phylum: Bacteroidota
Class: Cytophagia
Order: Cytophagales
Family: Flexibacteraceae
García-López et al. 2020
Genus: Flexibacter
Soriano 1945 (Approved Lists 1980)
Species
  • "Flexibacter alginoliquefaciens" Katayama et al. 1985
  • Flexibacter flexilis Soriano 1945 (Approved Lists 1980)
  • "Flexibacter giganteus" Soriano 1945
  • "Flexibacter topostinus" Suzuki et al. 1990

Flexibacter is a genus of bacteria consisting of some seventeen strains (or species), known for their yellow hue.

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.

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