Phocoenobacter
| Phocoenobacter | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Pseudomonadati |
| Phylum: | Pseudomonadota |
| Class: | Gammaproteobacteria |
| Order: | Pasteurellales |
| Family: | Pasteurellaceae |
| Genus: | Phocoenobacter Foster et al. 2000 |
| Type species | |
| Phocoenobacter uteri | |
| Species | |
|
P. atlanticus | |
Phocoenobacter is a Gram-negative and rod-shaped genus of bacteria from the family of Pasteurellaceae with two known species, the type species, Phocoenobacter uteri and Phocoenobacter atlanticus. Phocoenobacter uteri has been isolated from the uterus of a harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) from Inverness in Scotland.