''Afipia felis'' is the type species of the ''Afipia'' bacterial genus. It was formerly thought to cause
cat-scratch disease. It is a
Gram-negative
Gram-negative bacteria are bacteria that do not retain the crystal violet stain used in the Gram staining method of bacterial differentiation. They are characterized by their cell envelopes, which are composed of a thin peptidoglycan cell wa ...
,
oxidase
In biochemistry, an oxidase is an enzyme that catalyzes oxidation-reduction reactions, especially one involving dioxygen (O2) as the electron acceptor. In reactions involving donation of a hydrogen atom, oxygen is reduced to water (H2O) or hydro ...
-positive, nonfermentative rod in the alpha-2 subgroup of the class Proteobacteria. It is
motile
Motility is the ability of an organism to move independently, using metabolic energy.
Definitions
Motility, the ability of an organism to move independently, using metabolic energy, can be contrasted with sessility, the state of organisms th ...
by means of a single
flagellum
A flagellum (; ) is a hairlike appendage that protrudes from certain plant and animal sperm cells, and from a wide range of microorganisms to provide motility. Many protists with flagella are termed as flagellates.
A microorganism may have f ...
. It is noted for having the longest authority citation of any accepted species.
[Isaak, M. (2015). ''Wordplay: Long and Short Names.'' Retrieved from http://www.curioustaxonomy.net/word/longShort.html.]
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External links
LPSN*
Type strain of ''Afipia felis'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
Nitrobacteraceae
Bacteria described in 1991
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