Stenotrophomonas

Stenotrophomonas
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Bacteria
Phylum: Proteobacteria
Class: Gammaproteobacteria
Order: Xanthomonadales
Family: Xanthomonadaceae
Genus: Stenotrophomonas
Palleroni & Bradbury 1993
Species

S. acidaminiphila
S. dokdonensis
S. koreensis
S. maltophilia
S. nitritireducens
S. rhizophila

Stenotrophomonas is a genus of Gram-negative bacteria.[1] With species ranging from common soil organisms (S. nitritireducens) to opportunistic human pathogens (S. maltophilia), the molecular taxonomy of the genus is still somewhat unclear.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Palleroni N, Bradbury J (1993). "Stenotrophomonas, a new bacterial genus for Xanthomonas maltophilia (Hugh 1980) Swings et al. 1983". Int J Syst Bacteriol 43 (3): 606–9. doi:10.1099/00207713-43-3-606. PMID 8347518.
  2. ↑ Hauben L, Vauterin L, Moore E, Hoste B, Swings J (1999). "Genomic diversity of the genus Stenotrophomonas". Int J Syst Bacteriol 49 (4): 1749–60. PMID 10555357.

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