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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.

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  1. KingdomBacteria
  2. PhylumProteobacteria
  3. ClassGammaproteobacteria
  4. OrderBurkholderiales
  5. FamilyBurkholderiaceae

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Parent taxon
Alcaligenaceae
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taxon name
Pelistega
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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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