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Asaia

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Kingdom
  
Bacteria

Class
  
Alpha Proteobacteria

Family
  
Acetobacteraceae

Phylum
  
Proteobacteria

Order
  
Rhodospirillales

Rank
  
Genus

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Similar
  
Acetic acid bacteria, Gluconacetobacter, Gluconobacter, Acetobacteraceae, Acetobacter aceti

Asaia


Asaia is a genus of Gram-negative, aerobic and rod-shaped bacteria from the family of Acetobacteraceae which occur in tropical plants. Asaia might be able to control malaria by massively colonizing the midgut and the male reproductive system of the mosquito Anopheles stephensi

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Asaia Wikipedia