Zavarzinia compransoris

Zavarzinia compransoris
Scientific classification
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Zavarziniaceae

Hördt et al. 2020[1]
Genus:
Zavarzinia

Meyer et al. 1994
Binomial name
Zavarzinia compransoris
(ex Nozhevnikova and Zavarzin 1974)
Meyer et al. 1994
Synonyms
  • Comamonas compransoris Nozhevnikova and Zavarzin 1974
  • Pseudomonas compransoris (Nozhevnikova and Zavarzin 1974) Cypionka et al. 1980

Zavarzinia compransoris is a Gram-negative soil bacterium that comprises the only current member of the genus Zavarzinia. It is named after the Russian microbiologist Georgi Alexandrovich Zavarzin. Zavarzinia is motile by using a polar flagellum. The cells are curved rod-shaped.[2]

  1. ^ Hördt, Anton; López, Marina García; Meier-Kolthoff, Jan P.; Schleuning, Marcel; Weinhold, Lisa-Maria; Tindall, Brian J.; Gronow, Sabine; Kyrpides, Nikos C.; Woyke, Tanja; Göker, Markus (7 April 2020). "Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria". Frontiers in Microbiology. 11: 468. doi:10.3389/fmicb.2020.00468. PMC 7179689. PMID 32373076.
  2. ^ Garrity, George M.; Brenner, Don J.; Krieg, Noel R.; Staley, James T. (eds.) (2005). Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, Volume Two: The Proteobacteria, Part C: The Alpha-, Beta-, Delta-, and Epsilonproteobacteria. New York, New York: Springer. pp. 354–361. ISBN 978-0-387-24145-6.