''Curvibacter fontanus'' is a
bacterium
Bacteria (; singular: bacterium) are ubiquitous, mostly free-living organisms often consisting of one biological cell. They constitute a large domain of prokaryotic microorganisms. Typically a few micrometres in length, bacteria were among ...
from the
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
''
Curvibacter
''Curvibacter'' is a genus of comamonad bacteria.
References
Burkholderiaceae
Bacteria genera
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'' and family
Comamonadaceae
The Comamonadaceae are a family of the Betaproteobacteria.Willems A., J. De Ley, M. Gillis, and K. Kersters. ''Comamonadaceae, a New Family Encompassing the Acidovorans rRNA Complex, Including Variovorax paradoxus gen. nov.,comb. nov. for Alcali ...
, which was isolated from well water.
References
External links
Type strain of ''Curvibacter fontanus'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
Burkholderiaceae
Bacteria described in 2010
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