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Variovorax
Genus of bacteria / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Variovorax is a Gram-negative and motile genus of bacteria from the family Comamonadaceae. It belong to the class called Betaproteobacteria.[1][2][3] It is an aerobic bacteria and most of its species is found in soil and freshwater.[4] The demographic distribution of this species is primarily in Europe, Asia and the Americas, as well as the polar regions.[5] Its designated species is Variovorax paradoxus which arose from the species Alcaligenes paradoxus being grouped under the Variovorax genus.[6] Variovorax paradoxus constitutes to the methylotrophic microbiota of the human mouth.[7]
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Genus: | Variovorax Willems et al. 1991[1] |
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Variovorax paradoxus[1] | |
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V. boronicumulans[1] |
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