Caulobacter

Caulobacter
Caulobacter crescentus
Scientific classification
Domain: Bacteria
Kingdom: Pseudomonadati
Phylum: Pseudomonadota
Class: Alphaproteobacteria
Order: Caulobacterales
Family: Caulobacteraceae
Genus:
Poindexter 1964
Species

C. crescentus
C. daechungensis
C. flavus
C. fusiformis
C. ginsengisoli
C. heinricii
C. hibisci
C. mirabilis
C. mirare
C. profundis
C. radicis
C. rhizosphaerae
C. segnis
C. zeae

Caulobacter is a genus of Gram-negative bacteria in the class Alphaproteobacteria.[1] Its best-known member is Caulobacter crescentus, an organism ubiquitous in freshwater lakes and rivers; many members of the genus are specialized to oligotrophic environments.

  1. ^ Poindexter, JS (Sep 1964). "Biological Properties and Classification of the Caulobacter Group". Microbiol. Mol. Biol. Rev. 28 (3): 231–95. doi:10.1128/mmbr.28.3.231-295.1964. PMC 441226. PMID 14220656.
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