Snodgrassella alvi wkB2

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Classification

Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Proteobacteria
Class: Betaproteobacteria
Order: Neisseriales
Family: Neisseriaceae

Species

NCBI: Taxonomy

Snodgrassella alvi wkB2

Also seen as:
Candidatus Snodgrassella alvi wkB2

Description and Significance

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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 Samantha Worthington, student of Prof. Jay Lennon at Indiana University.