Cytophaga

Translingual

Etymology

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Proper noun

Cytophaga f

A taxonomic genus within the family Cytophagaceae – gram-negative gliding rod-shaped bacteria.

Hypernyms

(genus): Prokaryota - superkingdom; Bacteria - kingdom; Bacteroidetes - phylum; Cytophagia - class; Cytophagales - order; Cytophagaceae - family

Hyponyms

(genus): Cytophaga hutchinsonii - type species; for other species see Cytophaga at List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature

References

Cytophaga on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Cytophaga on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Cytophaga on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Cytophaga at National Center for Biotechnology Information
Cytophaga at World Register of Marine Species
Cytophaga at List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature

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