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Bacteria > Gram-Negative Bacteria > Gram-Negative Aerobic Bacteria > Thiotrichaceae > Beggiatoa
Bacteria > Proteobacteria > Gammaproteobacteria > Thiotrichaceae > Beggiatoa

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Beggiatoa  

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Scope note

  • A genus of colorless, filamentous bacteria in the family THIOTRICHACEAE whose cells contain inclusions of sulfur granules. When found in decaying seaweed beds and polluted water, its presence signals environmental degradation.

History note

  • 2007; use THIOTRICHACEAE 2004-2006

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D053524

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