Alphaproteobacteria class. nov. †

Proteobacteria
Alphaproteobacteria
George M. Garrity, 

George M. Garrity

Michigan State University, Dept. of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, East Lansing, MI, 48824 USA

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Julia A. Bell, 

Julia A. Bell

Michigan State University, Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, East Lansing, MI, 48824-4320 USA

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Timothy Lilburn, 

Timothy Lilburn

ATCC Bioinformatics, Manassas, VA, 20110-2209 USA

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First published: 14 September 2015
https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118960608.cbm00041
Citations: 3
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Published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc., in association with Bergey's Manual Trust.

Abstract

Al.pha.pro.te.o.bac.te' ri.a. Gr. n. alpha name of first letter of Greek alphabet; Gr. n. Proteus ocean god able to change shape; Gr. n. bakterion a small rod; M.L. fem. pl. n. Alphaproteobacteria class of bacteria having 16S rRNA gene sequences related to those of the members of the order Caulobacterales.

Proteobacteria / Alphaproteobacteria

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