"Candidatus Scalindua" | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | Planctomycetota |
Class: | Planctomycetia |
Order: | Planctomycetales |
Family: | Brocadiaceae |
Genus: | "Ca. Scalindua" Schmid et al. 2003
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Species | |
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"Candidatus Scalindua" is a bacterial genus, and a proposed member of the order Planctomycetales.[1] These bacteria lack peptidoglycan in their cell wall and have a compartmentalized cytoplasm. They are ammonium oxidizing bacteria found in marine environments.