''Pelagibius'' is a
Gram-negative
Gram-negative bacteria are bacteria that do not retain the crystal violet stain used in the Gram staining method of bacterial differentiation. They are characterized by their cell envelopes, which are composed of a thin peptidoglycan cell wall ...
and strictly
aerobic genus of bacteria from the family ''
Rhodovibrionaceae
The ''Rhodovibrionaceae'' are a family of bacteria from the order Rhodospirillales
The Rhodospirillales are an order of Pseudomonadota.
Notable Families
The ''Acetobacteraceae'' comprise the acetic acid bacteria, which are heterotrophic a ...
'' with one known species (''
Pelagibius litoralis'').
''Pelagibius litoralis'' has been isolated from coastal seawater from Korea
Korea ( ko, 한국, or , ) is a peninsular region in East Asia. Since 1945, it has been divided at or near the 38th parallel, with North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) comprising its northern half and South Korea (Republic o ...
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References
Rhodospirillales
Bacteria genera
Monotypic bacteria genera
Taxa described in 2009
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