Algibacter
Sign in to saveAlgibacter is a genus in the phylum Bacteroidota (Bacteria).
Species
FAMILY
- KingdomBacteria
- PhylumBacteroidota
- ClassBacteroidia
- OrderFlavobacteriales
- FamilyFlavobacteriaceae
Habitatmarine
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Algibacter is a genus in the phylum Bacteroidota (Bacteria).
==Etymology== The name Algibacter derives from:Latin feminine gender noun alga, seaweed; Neo-Latin masculine gender noun, a rodbacter, nominally meaning "a rod", but in effect meaning a bacterium, rod; Neo-Latin masculine gender noun Algibacter, rod isolated from seaweed.
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