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Methylophilaceae

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Kingdom
  
Bacteria

Class
  
Betaproteobacteria

Rank
  
Family

Phylum
  
Proteobacteria

Order
  
Methylophilales

Similar
  
Nitrosomonadales, Thiotrichales, Sphaerobacter, Desulfovibrionales

Medical vocabulary what does methylophilaceae mean


The Methylophilaceae are a family of Proteobacteria, given their own order. Like all Proteobacteria, they are Gram-negative. The cells are slightly curved or straight rod-shaped.

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Methylophilaceae Wikipedia