Aquabacter †,‡

Proteobacteria
Alphaproteobacteria
Rhizobiales
Hyphomicrobiaceae
James T. Staley, 

James T. Staley

University of Washington, Department of Microbiology, Seattle, WA, 98195-0001 USA

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First published: 14 September 2015
https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118960608.gbm00813
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Irgens, Kersters, Segers, Gillis and Staley 1993, 864VP (Effective publication: Irgens, Kersters, Segers, Gillis and Staley 1991, 141)
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Published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc., in association with Bergey's Manual Trust.

Abstract

Aq' ua.bac.ter. L. n. aqua water; Gr. neut. n. bacter masc. form of Gr. neut. n. bacterion a rod; N.L. masc. n. Aquabacter aquatic rod.

Proteobacteria / Alphaproteobacteria / Rhizobiales / Hyphomicrobiaceae / Aquabacter

Rod-shaped cells, 0.5–1.0 × 1.5–3.0 µm. Unicellular. Encapsulated. Motile by flagella, but only under certain conditions. No resting stages known. Gram negative.

The mol% G + C of the DNA is: 67.

Type species: Aquabacter spiritensis Irgens, Kersters, Segers, Gillis and Staley 1993, 864 (Effective publication: Irgens, Kersters, Segers, Gillis and Staley 1991, 141.)

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