''Gelatiniphilus'' is a
Gram-negative
Gram-negative bacteria are bacteria that, unlike gram-positive bacteria, do not retain the crystal violet stain used in the Gram staining method of bacterial differentiation. Their defining characteristic is that their cell envelope consists ...
, non-spore-forming, rod-shaped and non-motile genus of bacteria from the family of
Flavobacteriaceae
Flavobacteriaceae is a family of rod-shaped gram negative bacteria. The family contains many environmental bacteria, with some species being potential pathogens.
History
The family of ''Flavobacteriaceae'' was first proposed by Reichenbach in 1 ...
with one known species (''
Gelatiniphilus marinus'').
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References
Flavobacteria
Bacteria genera
Monotypic bacteria genera
Taxa described in 2016
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