Caulobacter
Caulobacter | |
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Caulobacter crescentus | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | Pseudomonadota |
Class: | Alphaproteobacteria |
Order: | Caulobacterales |
Family: | Caulobacteraceae |
Genus: | Caulobacter Poindexter 1964 |
Species | |
C. crescentus |
Caulobacter is a genus of Gram-negative bacteria in the class Alphaproteobacteria. Its best-known member is Caulobacter crescentus, an organism ubiquitous in freshwater lakes and rivers; many members of the genus are specialized to oligotrophic environments.
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