''Gemmiger formicilis'' is a bacterium from the genus ''
Gemmiger
''Gemmiger'' is a genus of bacteria from the family Oscillospiraceae.
Phylogeny
The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) and National Center for Biotechnology Information (NC ...
''.
It was initially assigned to the "
Pseudomonadota
Pseudomonadota (synonym "Proteobacteria") is a major phylum of gram-negative bacteria. Currently, they are considered the predominant phylum within the domain of bacteria. They are naturally found as pathogenic and free-living (non- parasitic) ...
",
however 16S rRNA sequencing has led to its reclassification in the
Bacillota
The Bacillota (synonym Firmicutes) are a phylum of bacteria, most of which have Gram-positive cell wall structure. They have round cells, called cocci (singular coccus), or rod-like forms (bacillus). A few Bacillota, such as '' Megasphaera'', ...
.
References
Eubacteriales
Bacteria described in 1975
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