''Hallella'' is a
Gram-negative, non-
spore
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-forming,
anaerobic and non-motile genus of bacteria from the family of
Prevotellaceae with on known species (''
Hallella seregens
''Hallella'' is a Gram-negative, non-spore-forming, anaerobic and non-motile genus of bacteria from the family of Prevotellaceae with on known species ('' Hallella seregens''). ''Hallella'' is named after the American microbiologist Ivan C. Ha ...
'').
[ ''Hallella'' is named after the American ]microbiologist
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Ivan C. Hall.gingival crevice
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of a patient.
References
Bacteria genera
Taxa described in 1994
Monotypic bacteria genera
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