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Aurantivirga

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Aurantivirga
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Aurantivirga

Song et al. 2015[1]
Type species
Aurantivirga profunda[1]
Species

A. profunda[1]

Aurantivirga is a Gram-negative, aerobic, proteorhodopsin-containing and rod-shaped genus of bacteria from the family of Flavobacteriaceae with one known species (Aurantivirga profunda).[1][2] Aurantivirga profunda has been isolated from deep seawater from the Pacific Ocean.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Genus: Aurantivirga". lpsn.dsmz.de.
  2. ^ a b Song, Jaeho; Choi, Ahyoung; Im, Mihye; Joung, Yochan; Yoshizawa, Susumu; Cho, Jang-Cheon; Kogure, Kazuhiro (1 December 2015). "Aurantivirga profunda gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from deep-seawater, a novel member of the family Flavobacteriaceae". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 65 (Pt_12): 4850–4856. doi:10.1099/ijsem.0.000662.