''Flexibacter'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...
of
bacteria
Bacteria (; singular: bacterium) are ubiquitous, mostly free-living organisms often consisting of one biological cell. They constitute a large domain of prokaryotic microorganisms. Typically a few micrometres in length, bacteria were am ...
consisting of some seventeen strains (or species), known for their yellow hue.
Etymology: L. part. adj. ''flexus'' (from. L. v. ''flecto''), bent, winding; N.L. masc. n. ''
bacter'', rod; N.L. masc. n. ''Flexibacter'', intended to mean flexible rod.
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References
Cytophagia
Bacteria genera
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