Flexithrix is a Gram-negative, non-spore-forming and motile genus of bacteria from the family Flammeovirgaceae with one known species (Flexithrix dorotheae) which first has been isolated from marine mud.[2][3][4][1] Flammeovirga produce zeaxanthin, poly-β-D-glutamic acid and poly-β-L-glutamine.[4][5][6]

Flexithrix
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Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Bacteroidota
Class: Cytophagia
Order: Cytophagales
Family: Flammeovirgaceae
Genus: Flexithrix
Lewin 1970 (Approved Lists 1980)[1]
Species:
F. dorotheae
Binomial name
Flexithrix dorotheae
Lewin 1970 (Approved Lists 1980)

References

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  1. ^ a b Parte, A.C. "Flexithrix". LPSN.
  2. ^ M.P., Starr; H., Stolp; H.G., Trüper; A., Balows; H.G., Schlegel (1981). The Prokaryotes A Handbook on Habitats, Isolation, and Identification of Bacteria. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg. ISBN 3-662-13187-0.
  3. ^ "Flexithrix". www.uniprot.org.
  4. ^ a b Nakagawa, Yasuyoshi (1 January 2015). "Flexithrix". Bergey's Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd: 1–4. doi:10.1002/9781118960608.gbm00278. ISBN 9781118960608.
  5. ^ George M., Garrity (2011). Bergey's manual of systematic bacteriology (2nd ed.). New York: Springer Science + Business Media. ISBN 978-0-387-68572-4.
  6. ^ Susheel, Kalia; Luc, Avérous (2011). Biopolymers: Biomedical and Environmental Applications. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-1-118-16477-8.

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