Candidatus Accumulibacter Phosphatis

Classification

Kingdom: Bacteria

Phylum: Proteobacteria

Class: Betaproteobacteria

Order: unclassified Betaproteobacteria

Family: Candidatus Accumulibacter

Species

Candidatus Accumulibacter phosphatis

NCBI Taxonomy ID: 522306 Sub Groups:

Description and Significance

Pseudomonas chlororaphis

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Genome Structure

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Cell Structure, Metabolism and Life Cycle

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Ecology and Pathogenesis

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References

[Sample reference] Takai, K., Sugai, A., Itoh, T., and Horikoshi, K. "Palaeococcus ferrophilus gen. nov., sp. nov., a barophilic, hyperthermophilic archaeon from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent chimney". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 2000. Volume 50. p. 489-500.

Author

Page authored by Johanna Kinster and Kevin Koryto, students of Prof. Jay Lennon Prof. Jay Lennon at Michigan State University.