Zavarzinia compransoris | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | Proteobacteria |
Class: | Alphaproteobacteria |
Order: | Rhodospirillales |
Family: | Acetobacteraceae |
Genus: |
Zavarzinia Meyer et al. 1994 |
Binomial name | |
Zavarzinia compransoris (ex Nozhevnikova and Zavarzin 1974) Meyer et al. 1994 |
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Synonyms | |
Comamonas compransoris Nozhevnikova and Zavarzin 1974 |
Comamonas compransoris Nozhevnikova and Zavarzin 1974
Pseudomonas compransoris (Nozhevnikova and Zavarzin 1974) Cypionka et al. 1980
Zavarzinia compransoris is a Gram-negative soil bacterium that comprises the only current member of the genus Zavarzinia. It is named after the Russian microbiologist Georgi Alexandrovich Zavarzin. Zavarzinia is motile by using a polar flagellum. The cells are curved rod-shaped.