Chromobacterium
Sign in to saveChromobacterium is a genus of Gram-negative rod-shaped bacteria. Currently, eleven species within the genus are known, two of those are Chromobacterium violaceum and Chromobacterium subtsugae; the latter was discovered by scientists at the Agricultural Research Service in Beltsville, Maryland.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomBacteria
- PhylumProteobacteria
- ClassGammaproteobacteria
- OrderBurkholderiales
- FamilyChromobacteriaceae
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Neisseriaceae
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- Chromobacterium violaceum blood agar.jpg
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- taxon name
- Chromobacterium
- taxon rank
- genus
- Gram staining
- gram-negative bacteria
- taxonomic type
- Chromobacterium violaceum
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Chromobacterium is a genus of Gram-negative rod-shaped bacteria. Currently, eleven species within the genus are known, two of those are Chromobacterium violaceum and Chromobacterium subtsugae; the latter was discovered by scientists at the Agricultural Research Service in Beltsville, Maryland.
== References ==
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