Snodgrassella alvi wkB2

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Classification

Taxonomy

Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Proteobacteria
Class: Betaproteobacteria
Order: Neisseriales
Family: Neisseriaceae
Genus: Snodgrassella
Species: alvi
Strain: wkB2

NCBI: Taxonomy

Names

Snodgrassella alvi wkB2
Candidatus Snodgrassella alvi wkB2
S. alvi wkB2

Description and Significance

S. alvi is a core member of the western honey bee ( Apis mellifera ) gut microbiota.

Genome Structure

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Cell Structure, Metabolism and Life Cycle

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Ecology

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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.