Devosia

Devosia
Devosia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Bacteria
Phylum: Proteobacteria
Class: Alpha Proteobacteria
Order: Rhizobiales
Family: Hyphomicrobiaceae
Genus: Devosia
Nakagawa et al. 1996
Type species
Devosia riboflavina
Species

D. limi
D. neptuniae
D. riboflavina
D. soli

Devosia is a genus of Gram-negative soil bacteria. It is named after the belgian microbiologist Paul De Vos. They are motile by flagella, the cells are rod-shaped[1].

References

  1. ^ Garrity, George M.; Brenner, Don J.; Krieg, Noel R.; Staley, James T. (eds.) (2005). Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, Volume Two: The Proteobacteria, Part C: The Alpha-, Beta-, Delta-, and Epsilonproteobacteria. New York, New York: Springer. pp. 354–361. ISBN 978-0-387-24145-6.


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