Xanthobacter

A genus of gram-negative, aerobic, rod-shaped bacteria found in wet soil containing decaying organic material and in water. Cells tend to be pleomorphic if grown on media containing succinate or coccoid if grown in the presence of an alcohol as the sole carbon source. (From Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, 9th ed)

Year introduced: 2000

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Tree Number(s): B03.440.400.425.935, B03.660.050.350.950

MeSH Unique ID: D020584

Registry Number: txid279

Entry Terms:

• Xanthobacter autotrophicus
• Corynebacterium autotrophicum
• Xanthobacter flavus

Previous Indexing:

• Gram-Negative Aerobic Bacteria (1985-1999)

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