Pelistega
Sign in to savePelistega is a genus of Gram-negative, aerobic bacteria in the family Alcaligenaceae. It was first described in 1998 with the type species Pelistega europaea, isolated from pigeons.
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GENUS
- KingdomBacteria
- PhylumProteobacteria
- ClassGammaproteobacteria
- OrderBurkholderiales
- FamilyBurkholderiaceae
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- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Alcaligenaceae
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- taxon name
- Pelistega
- taxon rank
- genus
- Gram staining
- gram-negative bacteria
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- www.bacterio.net/pelistega.html
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Pelistega is a genus of Gram-negative, aerobic bacteria in the family Alcaligenaceae. It was first described in 1998 with the type species Pelistega europaea, isolated from pigeons.
The genus currently includes four validly published species: Pelistega europaea – originally isolated from pigeons with respiratory disease in Belgium and Germany. Pelistega indica – originally isolated from the human gut Pelistega suis – originally isolated from domestic and wild pigs Pelistega ratti – originally isolated from a brown rat in China
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