Flexithrix Lewin, 1970
- Dataset
- English Wikipedia - Species Pages
- Rank
- GENUS
Classification
- phylum
- Bacteroidota
- class
- Cytophagia
- order
- Cytophagales
- family
- Flammeovirgaceae
- genus
- Flexithrix
Abstract
Flexithrix is a Gram-negative, non-spore-forming and motile genus from the family of Flammeovirgaceae with one known species (Flexithrix dorotheae) which first has been isolated from marine mud. Flammeovirga produce zeaxanthin, poly-β-D-glutamic acid and poly-β-L-glutamine.
Name
- Homonyms
- Flexithrix Lewin, 1970