Organisms

Xanthobacter

A genus of gram-negative, aerobic, rod-shaped bacteria found in wet soil containing decaying organic material and in water. Cells tend to be pleomorphic if grown on media containing succinate or coccoid if grown in the presence of an alcohol as the sole carbon source. (From Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, 9th ed)

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Abstract

A genus of gram-negative, aerobic, rod-shaped bacteria found in wet soil containing decaying organic material and in water. Cells tend to be pleomorphic if grown on media containing succinate or coccoid if grown in the presence of an alcohol as the sole carbon source. (From Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, 9th ed)

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Corynebacterium autotrophicum
  • Xanthobacter autotrophicus
  • Xanthobacter flavus

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15 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pathogenicity, physiology, radiation effects, ultrastructure, virology.

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2000

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  • Gram-Negative Aerobic Bacteria (1985-1999)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Xanthobacter. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D020584. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D020584
  2. Xanthobacter. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xanthobacter
  3. Xanthobacter. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21230516