Flexibacter | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | Bacteroidetes |
Class: | Sphingobacteria |
Order: | Sphingobacteriales |
Family: | Flexibacteraceae |
Genus: |
Flexibacter (Soriano, 1945) |
Species | |
Flexibacter aggregans |
Flexibacter aggregans
Flexibacter columnaris
Flexibacter echinicida
Flexibacter elegans
Flexibacter filiformis
Flexibacter flexilis
Flexibacter japonensis
Flexibacter litoralis
Flexibacter polymorphus
Flexibacter roseolus
Flexibacter ruber
Flexibacter sancti
Flexibacter cf. sancti
Flexibacter tractuosus
Flexibacter is a genus of bacteria consisting of some seventeen strains (or species), known for their yellow hue.
Etymology: L. part. adj. flexus (from. L. v. flecto), bent, winding; N.L. masc. n. bacter, rod; N.L. masc. n. Flexibacter, intended to mean flexible rod.