Flexibacter

Flexibacter
Scientific classification
Domain:	Bacteria
Phylum:	Bacteroidota
Class:	Cytophagia
Order:	Cytophagales
Family:	Flexibacteraceae; García-López et al. 2020
Genus:	Flexibacter; Soriano 1945 (Approved Lists 1980)
Species
	"Flexibacter alginoliquefaciens" Katayama et al. 1985; Flexibacter flexilis Soriano 1945 (Approved Lists 1980); "Flexibacter giganteus" Soriano 1945; "Flexibacter topostinus" Suzuki et al. 1990;
Synonyms
	"Flexibacteraceae" Garrity and Holt 2001;

Flexibacter is a genus of bacteria consisting of some seventeen strains (or species), known for their yellow hue.

Etymology: L. part. adj. flexus (from. L. v. flecto), bent, winding; N.L. masc. n. bacter, rod; N.L. masc. n. Flexibacter, intended to mean flexible rod.

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