''Pedobacter'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

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 wall ...

soil-associated

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 among ...

. Species including '' Pedobacter heparinus'', formerly known as ''Flavobacterium heparinum'', produce heparinase and are capable of using

heparin Heparin, also known as unfractionated heparin (UFH), is a medication and naturally occurring glycosaminoglycan. Since heparins depend on the activity of antithrombin, they are considered anticoagulants. Specifically it is also used in the treatm ...

as their sole carbon and nitrogen source. In molecular biology, ''Pedobacter'' has also been identified as a contaminant of DNA extraction kit reagents and ultra-pure water systems, which may lead to its erroneous appearance in microbiota or metagenomic datasets.

Species

*'' Pedobacter africanus'' *'' Pedobacter agri'' *'' Pedobacter alluvionis'' *'' Pedobacter arcticus'' *'' Pedobacter borealis'' *'' Pedobacter cryoconitis'' *'' Pedobacter ginsengisoli'' *'' Pedobacter heparinus'' *'' Pedobacter insulae'' *'' Pedobacter jejuensis'' *'' Pedobacter lentus'' *''

Pedobacter lusitanus ''Pedobacter'' is a genus of Gram-negative soil-associated bacteria. Species including '' Pedobacter heparinus'', formerly known as ''Flavobacterium heparinum'', produce heparinase and are capable of using heparin Heparin, also known as unfra ...

'' *'' Pedobacter nyackensis'' *'' Pedobacter rhizosphaerae'' *'' Pedobacter saltans'' *'' Pedobacter soli'' *'' Pedobacter terricola''

Species

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