Family Veillonellaceae Rank Genus | ||
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Similar Atopobium, Selenomonad, Atopobium vaginae, Veillonella, Butyrivibrio | ||
Medical vocabulary what does megasphaera mean
Megasphaera is a genus of Firmicutes bacteria classified within the class Negativicutes.
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This classification has been reexamined. It appears that this genus is a member of the Clostridia.
Phylogeny
The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) and National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) and the phylogeny is based on 16S rRNA-based LTP release 111 by The All-Species Living Tree Project
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♠ Strains found at the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) but not listed in the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN)
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