Scientific name Flexibacter Higher classification Cytophagaceae Order Sphingobacteriales | Family Flexibacteraceae Phylum Bacteroidetes Rank Genus | |
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Similar Cytophaga, Flavobacterium columnare, Flavobacterium, Flavobacteriaceae, Cytophagales | ||
Flexibacter columnaris
Flexibacter is a genus of bacteria consisting of some seventeen strains (or species), known for their yellow hue.
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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.
Gliding of flexibacter
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